HIV Glossary
![](/peth04/20041027220458im_/http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/images/gray_dot.gif)
El Glosario del VIH/SIDA está disponible en español, haga clic aquí.
Terms starting with the letter 'B'
|
Home > HIV Glossary
![](/peth04/20041027220458im_/http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/images/gray_dot.gif)
Hardcopies of the glossary are available.
Please click
here to order a hard copy of the Glossary
of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms 4th Edition via mail.
|
BIOPSY
Surgical removal of a piece of tissue from a living subject for microscopic examination to make a diagnosis (e.g., to determine whether abnormal cells such as cancer cells are present).
|
|
Click here for the Spanish version.
|
Printer-Friendly Version
|
|