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Recent Examples of biopsy
His mother says the hospital was unable to do MRI scans before the surgery and couldn't conduct a biopsy.
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Jane Arraf, NPR, 20 June 2025
In the past, doctors would have done a biopsy with a needle and risked a collapsed lung.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2025
After a push for a second opinion, Burke got more biopsies, confirming her cancer diagnosis.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 11 June 2025
Risks can include detecting cancers that aren't deadly, unnecessary biopsies, or treatments that produce side effects or anxiety, Choudhury said.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 20 May 2025
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Jane Arraf, NPR, 20 June 2025
In the past, doctors would have done a biopsy with a needle and risked a collapsed lung.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2025
After a push for a second opinion, Burke got more biopsies, confirming her cancer diagnosis.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 11 June 2025
Risks can include detecting cancers that aren't deadly, unnecessary biopsies, or treatments that produce side effects or anxiety, Choudhury said.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 20 May 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 15 Jul. 2025.
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