Taber's Medical Dictionary
biopsy
(bī′op″sē )
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ABBR: bx A tissue sample removed from the body for microscopic examination, usually to establish a diagnosis. The tissue can be obtained by surgery or by aspiration. The procedure can be guided by computed tomography, ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging, or radiography, or it can be performed blind (without imaging).
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Biopsy." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732800/all/transbronchial_lung_biopsy.
Biopsy. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732800/all/transbronchial_lung_biopsy. Accessed April 30, 2026.
Biopsy. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732800/all/transbronchial_lung_biopsy
Biopsy [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 30]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732800/all/transbronchial_lung_biopsy.
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