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fine-needle aspiration

diagnostic procedure to investigate lumps using a thin needle, for histopathology or cytopathology
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fine-needle aspiration

Summary

fine-needle aspiration is a biopsy[1]. It draws 174 Wikipedia views per month (biopsy category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • fine-needle aspiration's instance of is recorded as biopsy[3].
  • fine-needle aspiration is a type of needle biopsy[4].

Body

Context

fine-needle aspiration's instance of is recorded as biopsy[3].

Why It Matters

fine-needle aspiration draws 174 Wikipedia views per month (biopsy category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). fine-needle aspiration. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/fine-needle-aspiration
MLA “fine-needle aspiration.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/fine-needle-aspiration.
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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → biopsy
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007282393405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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