单词 | biopsy |
释义 | biopsy (once / 20170 pages) n A biopsy is a sample of tissue or liquid from the body that helps determine if you have a disease. If your doctor finds a lump in part of your body, she will probably do a biopsy to see if it is cancerous or not. Bios means life and opsis means see, so a biopsy is a way for a doctor to look into your body, so to speak, by taking a sample of it. There are different kinds of biopsies, depending on where the tissue is that your doctor needs to look at. You might have a surgical biopsy or a less invasive biopsy by needle. WORD FAMILYbiopsy: biopsies USAGE EXAMPLESBut when the researchers looked at biopsies from patients with autoimmune diseases, they saw it activated in men with lupus, as well. Time(Dec 29, 2016) If that test reveals areas of concern, Rodriguez then performs a biopsy - taking a tissue sample and sending it to a lab. Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016) Researchers at the University of Queensland conducted biochemical tests on tiny muscle biopsy samples collected by scuba divers off Ecuador. BBC(Nov 30, 2016) n examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease Hypo|Hyper blood test a serologic analysis of a sample of blood chorionic villus biopsy, chorionic villus samplinga prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed needle biopsybiopsy of deep tissue that is obtained through a hollow needle agglutination testa blood test used to identify unknown antigens; blood with the unknown antigen is mixed with a known antibody and whether or not agglutination occurs helps to identify the antigen; used in tissue matching and blood grouping and diagnosis of infections complement fixation testa blood test in which a sample of serum is exposed to a particular antigen and complement in order to determine whether or not antibodies to that particular antigen are present; used as a diagnostic test PSA blood testa blood test that measures levels of a protein called prostate specific antigen that is manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; men with prostate problems usually have elevated levels of PSA diagnostic assay, diagnostic test an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes |
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