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  • noun Plural form of biopsy.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of biopsy.

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Examples

  • We offer a wide range of consultation services for outside cases including brain biopsies (both tumors and non-neoplastic diseases), muscle biopsies and autopsy brain and spinal cord examination.

    Neuropathology Lab 2010

  • Normal biopsies from the gastric antrum were very rare, but I eventually found 20 examples, and none showed the bacteria.

    J. Robin Warren - Autobiography 2006

  • Found in biopsies of pre-cancerous tumors and lesions.

    Think Progress » ThinkFast: April 21, 2006 2006

  • Helicobacter pylori infection can be diagnosed by antibody tests, by identifying the organism in biopsies taken during endoscopy, or by the non-invasive breath test that identifies bacterial production of an enzyme in the stomach.

    Press Release: The 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2005

  • Such procedures, known as biopsies, are accurate but offer only a snapshot of the tumor at a single moment in time.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • Experts caution, however, that while breath tests are a promising diagnostic technique, it does not appear that they will completely replace trusted methods such as biopsies and CT scans.

    Ultra-Sensitive Breath Tests Designed to Detect Cancer | Impact Lab 2005

  • This, in turn, can help increase the accuracy of interventional procedures such as biopsies, ablations, drainage, fluid aspiration and general injections.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Smith believes that routine medical procedures, such as biopsies in other tissues in the body, will be performed in the future with minimal human guidance, and at greater convenience and less cost to patients.

    Duke Today Top Stories Feed 2010

  • Smith believes that routine medical procedures, such as biopsies in other tissues in the body, will be performed in the future with minimal human guidance, and at greater convenience and less cost to patients.

    Latest Articles from Local Tech Wire 2010

  • This, in turn, can help increase the accuracy of interventional procedures such as biopsies, ablations, drainage, fluid aspiration and general injections.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

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