biopsy

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[edit] Noun

biopsy (plural biopsies)

Wikipedia

1. The removal and examination of a sample of tissue from a living body for diagnostic purposes.

[edit] Verb

to biopsy (third-person singular simple present biopsies, present participle biopsying, simple past and past participle biopsied)

1. To take a sample (a biopsy) for pathological examination.

   They biopsied the lump but it turned out to be non-cancerous.