fine needle
1fine needle — n a long thin hollow needle with a narrow bore used esp. to obtain samples by fine needle aspiration also a solid hairlike needle used in acupuncture * * * a very thin, highly flexible steel needle with a narrow inner core used to cannulate very… …
2Fine 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 …
3fine needle transhepatic cholangiography — (FNTC) transhepatic cholangiography performed by means of a very fine, highly flexible steel needle (fine needle) …
4fine-needle aspiration biopsy — aspiration biopsy using a fine needle; for superficial tissue such as the thyroid, breast, or prostate the needle is unguided but for deep tissue it must be guided radiologically …
5fine-needle aspiration cytology — a technique that uses samples obtained by fine needle aspiration to provide information on the cells of tumours or cysts. It is useful for detecting the presence of malignant cells, particularly in lumps of the breast and thyroid. See also… …
6fine-needle aspiration — n. (Pathology) FNA, removal of tissue or fluid or other material from the body with a fine needle for examination …
7fine-needle aspiration cytology — FNA cytology a technique that uses samples obtained by fine needle aspiration to provide information on the cells of tumours or cysts. It is useful for detecting the presence of malignant cells, particularly in lumps of the breast and thyroid.… …
8fine-needle aspiration — The removal of tissue or fluid with a needle for examination under a microscope. Also called needle biopsy …
9testicular fine-needle aspiration — a type of testicular sperm extraction in which sperm is retrieved from the testicle by fine needle aspiration, done in men with obstructive azoospermia …
10fine-needle aspiration — see under biopsy …
