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fine-needle aspiration

fine-needle aspiration noun: a diagnostic biopsy used to investigate lumps.

Noun

fine-needle aspiration (plural fine-needle aspirations)

  1. A diagnostic biopsy used to investigate lumps

Forms of fine-needle aspiration

pluralfine-needle aspirations

Questions about fine-needle aspiration

What does fine-needle aspiration mean?
Fine-needle aspiration means a diagnostic biopsy used to investigate lumps.
What part of speech is fine-needle aspiration?
Fine-needle aspiration is a noun.
What is the plural of fine-needle aspiration?
The plural of fine-needle aspiration is fine-needle aspirations.

Words near fine-needle aspiration in the dictionary

  1. fine-grained
  2. fine-grainedness
  3. fine-leaved water dropwort
  4. fine-leaved water-dropwort
  5. fine-looking
  6. fine-needle aspiration
  7. fine-needle aspirations
  8. fine-spoken
  9. fine-spun
  10. fine-structure constant
  11. fine-threaded

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