biopsy
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After ruling out more serious autoimmune conditions, my new dermatologist did a scalp biopsy and finally diagnosed me with fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution, or FAPD, in which inflammation damages hair follicles via scarring.
From Slate • May 23, 2026
The company launched a liquid biopsy for cancer and blood-based tests for Alzheimer’s disease.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
After a week getting steroids and pain medicine at Providence St. John’s Medical Center in Santa Monica, he received the biopsy results: an extremely aggressive malignant mass was blocking blood flow to Duong’s optic nerve.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
A biopsy is when a small sample of skin, tissue or cells is taken from a patient's body for routine testing.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
The biopsy But the doctor had made it clear that the ugly black hunk of skin was something bad.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Vocabulary lists containing biopsy
Words to Live By: Bio
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Common Senses: Op, Ops, Opt ("Sight")
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