skin sample

Dermal tissue cutting

A skin sample is a small piece of skin tissue removed for medical examination, typically to diagnose conditions like cancer, infections, or inflammatory diseases.

The sample is usually obtained through biopsy—scraping, punching, or cutting a section of skin: The dermatologist took a skin sample to test for melanoma.

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