BIOPSY Synonyms: 6 Similar and Opposite Words

biopsy

noun

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as in vivisection

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Recent Examples of biopsy Blood tests and a biopsy confirmed the diagnosis. —

Kerry Breen, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026 Similarly, there are tools that can look over a biopsy and assist a pathologist in determining how aggressive of a cancer a patient has. —

Emily Brindley, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026 After visiting her primary care doctor and getting imaging and a biopsy done, Klimpl was diagnosed with stage II triple-positive breast cancer. —

Reyna Huff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026 In a new video posted on TikTok today, the Jersey Shore alum shared a devastating update following a recent cone biopsy. —

Hannah Malach, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for biopsy

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vivisection

Noun

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