Medical Dictionary

core biopsy

noun

Medical Definition of CORE BIOPSY

:  a biopsy in which a cylindrical sample of tissue is obtained (as from a kidney or breast) by a hollow needle—compare fine needle aspiration, wedge biopsy

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