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Etymology

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From micro- +‎ biopsy.

Noun

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microbiopsy (plural microbiopsies)

  1. Very small-scale biopsy
    • 2015 July 15, Stephen Woods, Timothy Constandinou, “Engineering Micromechanical Systems for the Next Generation Wireless Capsule Endoscopy”, in BioMed Research International[1], volume 2015, →DOI:
      (2005) [ 27 ] have developed a rotational microbiopsy module which has been integrated into a WCE specifically to perform a biopsy of the small intestines.