shave biopsy

bi·op·sy (b

)

n. pl. bi·op·sies

1. The removal and examination of a sample of tissue from a living body for diagnostic purposes.

2. A sample so obtained.

tr.v. bi·op·sied, bi·op·sy·ing, bi·op·sies

To remove (tissue) from a living body for diagnostic purposes.

bi·opsic (b

k), bi·optic (-t

k) adj.

biopsy [ˈbaɪɒpsɪ]

n pl -sies

1. (Medicine) examination, esp under a microscope, of tissue from a living body to determine the cause or extent of a disease

2. (Medicine) the sample taken for such an examination

[from bio- + Greek opsis sight]

bioptic [baɪˈɒptɪk] adj

biopsy (b

)

A sample of tissue removed from a living body by a medical provider for diagnostic purposes.

biopsy

the removal of a fragment of living tissue from the body for medical study. — bioptic, adj.

See also: Medical Specialties

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Noun

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

diagnostic assay, diagnostic test - an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes

blood test - a serologic analysis of a sample of blood

chorionic villus biopsy, chorionic villus sampling - a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed

needle biopsy - biopsy of deep tissue that is obtained through a hollow needle

Translations

biopsy [ˈbaɪɒpsɪ] N → biopsia f

biopsy [ˈbaɪɒpsi] n → biopsie f

biopsy

n → Biopsie f

biopsy [ˈbaɪɒpsɪ] n → biopsia

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-opsy
blood test
Body, Human
chorionic villus biopsy
chorionic villus sampling
diagnostic assay
diagnostic test
Medical Specialties
needle biopsy
ovariotomy

This can be accomplished in any of 3 methods: shave biopsy wherein a surgical razor is used to shave-off parts of the suspected growth; punch biopsy wherein an instrument called a trephine is used to remove a circle of tissue from the growth and excisional biopsy wherein the entire growth is removed surgically with the use of a scalpel.

Insight into Skin Cancer Treatments by Fred Camaros / Health care industry community

A shave biopsy of a neck plaque identified a hyperkeratotic, acanthotic, spongiotic dermatitis with lymphocytes and scattered eosinophils.

Tongue erosions and diet cola by Steele, Tace / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Also, if the diagnosis of superficial basal cell carcinoma was based upon a shave biopsy for which the tissue specimen only extends into the papillary dermis, a decision regarding the most appropriate treatment may be based on incomplete information, and the tumor may not be adequately treated if a more aggressive histologic variant of the neoplasm is present in the adjacent or deeper dermis.

Cutaneous carcinoma with mixed histology: a potential etiology for ... by Nelson, Bruce R. / Southern Medical Journal

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