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The mammogram, plus additional imaging and a biopsy, revealed a diagnosis of breast cancer.
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Six moles were removed from his back, chest, and forehead for biopsy.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Testing may include a prostate biopsy, a minor surgery that can help diagnose prostate cancer.
—Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 21 Aug. 2025
After undergoing scans and a biopsy, she was diagnosed with olfactory neuroblastoma, a rare type of cancer that develops in the upper part of the nasal cavity.
—Reem Amro, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Six moles were removed from his back, chest, and forehead for biopsy.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Testing may include a prostate biopsy, a minor surgery that can help diagnose prostate cancer.
—Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 21 Aug. 2025
After undergoing scans and a biopsy, she was diagnosed with olfactory neuroblastoma, a rare type of cancer that develops in the upper part of the nasal cavity.
—Reem Amro, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biopsy
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 18 Sep. 2025.
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