brush biopsy

[ brŭsh ]

n.

A biopsy obtained by passing a bristled catheter into suspected areas of disease and removing cells that are entrapped in the bristles.

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Words nearby brush biopsy

brunt, brusa, bruschetta, brush, brush aside, brush biopsy, brush border, brush broom, brush catheter, brush cut, brush discharge
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