biopsy

(noun)

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

Related Terms

  • PCR
  • necropsy

Examples of biopsy in the following topics:

  • Blastomycosis

    • Tissue biopsy of skin or other organs may be required in order to diagnose extra-pulmonary disease.
  • Specimen Collection

    • There are several types of specimens recommended for diagnosis of immunological diseases including: serum samples, virology swab samples, biopsy and necropsy tissue, cerebrospinal fluid, whole blood for PCR, and urine samples.
  • Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

    • During a colposcopic inspection, biopsies can be taken and abnormal areas can be removed with a simple procedure, typically with a cauterizing loop or, more commonly in the developing world — by freezing (cryotherapy).
  • Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

  • Cystitis

    • Eosinophilic cystitis (EC) is a rare form of cystitis that is diagnosed via biopsy.
  • Immediate Direct Examination of Specimen

    • Additional sources of specimens are the vagina, eye, ear canal, nasal cavity (all by swab), and diseased tissue that has been surgically removed (biopsied).
  • Pneumocystis Pneumonia

    • A lung biopsy would show thickened alveolar septa with fluffy eosinophilic exudate in the alveoli.
  • Hydrogen Oxidation

  • The Cardiovascular System

    • Because a definitive diagnosis requires a heart biopsy, which doctors are reluctant to do because they are invasive, statistics on the incidence of myocarditis vary widely.
  • Coccidiomycosis

    • The fungal infection can be demonstrated by microscopic detection of diagnostic cells in body fluids, exudates, sputum and biopsy-tissue.
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