BIOPSY Synonyms: 6 Similar and Opposite Words

biopsy

noun

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Recent Examples of biopsy Doctors there found a nasty infection at the site of a recent biopsy. —

Megan Molteni, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026 These patients had either breast cancer or benign lumps, and their final diagnosis was confirmed with a biopsy. —

Quing Zhu, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026 Current tests for endometrial cancer often rely on procedures like transvaginal ultrasound and tissue biopsy to evaluate the uterine lining, methods that some women find stressfully uncomfortable. —

Dr. Chidimma J. Acholonu, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026 The slides were made from routine biopsy samples of 18 tissue types donated by 919 individuals. —

Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 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