biopsy

Definition of biopsynext
as in vivisection

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Recent Examples of biopsy There are a few tests, including a corneal razor scraping, swabbing or biopsy that can be processed in a lab via culturing or a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, which diagnose based on the organism’s genetic information, experts said. Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026 More importantly, the endometrial cells used to build the model could be obtained from a single biopsy, and the system was also compatible with cells collected non-invasively from menstrual blood. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026 The pre-donation process — including bloodwork, exams and a liver biopsy — took about six months. Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Dec. 2025 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. Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 11 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for biopsy
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vivisection
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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
  • 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 29 Jan. 2026.

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