as in vivisection
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Recent Examples of biopsy
False positives, while not fatal, can be financially and emotionally costly, often leading to invasive procedures, biopsies, or unnecessary worry.
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Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
After trips to several doctors, a biopsy revealed that Arch had early-stage breast cancer.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
Some skin diseases—like skin cancer—are readily diagnosed with a biopsy of the skin (removing a sample tissue for analysis in a lab).
—Team Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
Liquid biopsies must detect cancer early, differentiate between malignancies and avoid the pitfalls of false positives and negatives.
—Mariya Filipova, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
After trips to several doctors, a biopsy revealed that Arch had early-stage breast cancer.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
Some skin diseases—like skin cancer—are readily diagnosed with a biopsy of the skin (removing a sample tissue for analysis in a lab).
—Team Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
Liquid biopsies must detect cancer early, differentiate between malignancies and avoid the pitfalls of false positives and negatives.
—Mariya Filipova, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biopsy
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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 1 May. 2025.
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