Definitions for "Muscle Biopsy"
a minor procedure in which a small piece of muscle is removed under general or local anestesia, sliced very thin, treated with a variety of stains, and examined under a microscope for changes that are typical of various diseases of muscle or nerve
a minor surgical procedure involving the removal and examination of a small piece of muscle tissue
a minor surgical procedure whereby a small piece of muscle, usually the gluteal muscle, is extracted from the horse through an inch-long incision in the skin and subjected to several laboratory tests