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After rabies was suspected in the Michigan man, a biopsy that had previously been collected from the donor on his third day at the hospital was revisited.
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Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 11 Dec. 2025
Each jar holds samples of breast tissue donated by patients after undergoing a tissue biopsy or breast surgery — samples that may reveal a new way to prevent breast cancer.
—Martha Bebinger, NPR, 9 Dec. 2025
Doctors said cryobiopsy is just as good as a surgical biopsy for diagnosing interstitial lung disease.
—Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
After a series of tests, including an MRI, a PET scan, and a biopsy, the actress was diagnosed with stage 2 colorectal cancer.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 11 Dec. 2025
Each jar holds samples of breast tissue donated by patients after undergoing a tissue biopsy or breast surgery — samples that may reveal a new way to prevent breast cancer.
—Martha Bebinger, NPR, 9 Dec. 2025
Doctors said cryobiopsy is just as good as a surgical biopsy for diagnosing interstitial lung disease.
—Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
After a series of tests, including an MRI, a PET scan, and a biopsy, the actress was diagnosed with stage 2 colorectal cancer.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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vivisection
Noun
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In lab research, one potential concern is performing live dissections, once known as vivisection, without anesthetics or analgesics.—
Bob Fischer,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2025
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There certainly are other critiques of Trumpian corruption to be seen on Broadway this season, but few speak so eloquently as Mamet’s vivisection from 1983.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Biopsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biopsy. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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