Medical Dictionary

fine needle aspiration

noun

Medical Definition of FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION

:  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—abbreviation FNA; compare core biopsy

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