muscle biopsy

collocation in English

meaningsofmuscleandbiopsy

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muscle
noun
uk
/ˈmʌs.əl/us
/ˈmʌs.əl/
one of many tissues in the body that can tighten and relax to ...
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biopsy
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbaɪ.ɒp.si/us
/ˈbaɪ.ɑːp.si/
the process of removing and examining a small amount of tissue from a sick person, in order to discover more about ...
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(Definition ofmuscleandbiopsyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, if the diagnosis is suspected clinically, normal serum creatine kinase and electromyography should not put one offmusclebiopsy.
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Although characteristicmusclebiopsyfindings have been described, diagnosis should now be made at a molecular level.
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But if the diagnosis is suspected clinically, normal serum creatine kinase and electromyography should not deter one frommusclebiopsy.
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Musclebiopsyis rarely necessary, but shows acute necrosis.
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Musclebiopsyshows sparse inflammatory infiltrates.
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Diagnosis is made by estimating the acid alpha glucosidase activity in either skin biopsy (fibroblasts),musclebiopsy(muscle cells) or in white blood cells.
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Viral antigen was detected in amusclebiopsyof a people suffering a recurrent episode of disease three months after initial onset.
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Amusclebiopsywill note the absence of myophosphorylase in muscle fibers.
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This type of testing is considerably less invasive than amusclebiopsy.
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However, in some cases themusclebiopsyalone is inadequate to distinguish between certain myopathies.
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This condition may be diagnosed with amusclebiopsy.
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Individual muscle fiber ratios can be determined through amusclebiopsy.
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Amusclebiopsyis carried out at an approved research center, under local anesthesia.
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Musclebiopsyis also diagnostic but this is much less commonly used.
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These results can be confirmed bymusclebiopsyand even by special force-plate analysis.
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On themusclebiopsy, there are two classic microscopic findings of dermatomyositis.
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The largest of these studies looked at the charts of 2214 patients who underwent general or regional anesthesia for an electivemusclebiopsy.
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However,musclebiopsyanalysis alone can not reliably distinguish myotubular myopathy from other forms of centronuclear myopathies, and thus genetic testing is required.
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