Fine needle aspiration

Fine needle aspiration
: The use of a thin needle to withdraw material from the body. For example, this method is commonly used to determine whether a nodule in the thyroid gland is benign or malignant. A fine gauge needle is placed into the nodule and a drop of blood is withdrawn. The cells are studied under the microscope by an pathologist.

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fine needle aspiration n the process of obtaining a sample of cells and bits of tissue for examination by applying suction through a fine needle attached to a syringe abbr. FNA compare core biopsy

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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