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FNA biopsy

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003279

The removal of fluid, cells, or tissue with a thin needle for examination under a microscope. Also called fine-needle aspiration biopsy.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003279
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsfine-needle aspiration biopsy
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003279",
  "term": "FNA biopsy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The removal of fluid, cells, or tissue with a thin needle for examination under a microscope. Also called fine-needle aspiration biopsy.",
  "synonyms": [
    "fine-needle aspiration biopsy"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/fna-biopsy/"
}

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