Synonyms for biopsy
ˈbaɪ ɒp sibiop·sy

Princeton's WordNet

1. biopsynoun

   examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease

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1. • Diagnostic Test

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1. Ken Duckworth:

   We are in August and this is a biopsy of almost 6,000 people from June, there's a mental health crisis resulting from this pandemic.

2. Thomas Molinaro:

   When we biopsy the embryo for testing, this residual sperm can create interference which affects the fidelity of the testing. Using ICSI removes this contamination and results in better accuracy.

3. Liviu Movileanu:

   Yet this and other protein biomarkers might undergo significantly amplified levels in the bloodstream even in noncancerous conditions, therefore, our existing blood tests for cancer diagnosis are normally coupled with other procedures, such as imaging and biopsy tests.

4. David Kaplan:

   The holy grail, if we all do our job right, is that you only need one animal in the initial biopsy, you can do what we call' immortalize' those cells so they essentially propagate forever.

5. Robin Baird:

   If we find it again, we’d like to try to get a biopsy sample of the melon-headed whale it was associated with as well as get underwater footage [and] images to better assess morphology.