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When patients have few to no symptoms, a kidney biopsy seems like an expensive and unreasonable ask.
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Charles Schmidt, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
Research has even shown that some patients with apparently stable kidney function can still have ongoing disease activity visible on kidney biopsy at the microscopic level.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 13 Mar. 2026
The next morning, Annie underwent a bone marrow biopsy — and after the initial results appeared to confirm the worst, doctors began outlining what chemotherapy treatment might look like.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
Blood tests and a biopsy confirmed the diagnosis.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
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Charles Schmidt, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
Research has even shown that some patients with apparently stable kidney function can still have ongoing disease activity visible on kidney biopsy at the microscopic level.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 13 Mar. 2026
The next morning, Annie underwent a bone marrow biopsy — and after the initial results appeared to confirm the worst, doctors began outlining what chemotherapy treatment might look like.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
Blood tests and a biopsy confirmed the diagnosis.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
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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 6 Apr. 2026.
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