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needle biopsy
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A biopsy that uses a hollow needle to extract cells.
Term info
Label
needle biopsy
definition source
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/needle-biopsy/about/pac-20394749
editor preferred term
needle biopsy
example of usage
A needle biopsy is often used on suspicious breast lumps and enlarged lymph nodes that a doctor can feel through a patient's skin.
has curation status
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000122
term editor
Damion Dooley