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
After a biopsy of a lymph node in his neck showed cancer, Vitale underwent surgery in the summer of 2024.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
But Rosie got sicker and a biopsy showed in 2024 that she did have terminal cancer.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Aarav Chopra, from Wolverhampton, died during a biopsy at Birmingham Children's Hospital in 2023, after his body had rejected an earlier liver transplant.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
As the first nun at Ngaliema Hospital, Sister M. E., lay dying, her doctors had decided to give her a so-called agonal biopsy.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
Vocabulary lists containing biopsy
Words to Live By: Bio
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Common Senses: Op, Ops, Opt ("Sight")
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