Clinical term
biopsy
Taking a small tissue sample for laboratory examination so a suspicious lesion can be diagnosed accurately rather than guessed at.
Reviewed by Dr. Amit Sharma, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon · Last reviewed 3 September 2026
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