Needles
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| Needles | |
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| Term | Needles |
| Short definition | Needle-Located Biopsy - (pronounced) (NEE-dul-LOH-kuh-licized BY-op-see) procedure to mark and remove abnormal tissue when the doctor cannot feel a lump. An imaging machine is used to thread a thin wire with a hook on the end through a hollow needle to place the wire in or around the abnormal area. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Needles - (pronounced) (NEE-duh-ling) In acupuncture, inserting a thin needle into a specific area of the body to release Qi (life force energy). The needle can be twirled, moved up and down at different speeds and depths, heated, or charged with a low-level electric current
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