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Shave biopsy
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A procedure in which a skin abnormality and a thin layer of surrounding skin are removed with a small blade for examination under a microscope. Stitches are not needed with this procedure. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
Removal skin tissue, for microscopic examination, using a blade oriented in the horizontal plane of the skin surface. (NCI Thesaurus)
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