biopsi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch biopsie, from French biopsie, from Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [biˈɔpsi]
• Hyphenation: bi‧op‧si
• Rhymes: -si, -i

Noun

biopsi (first-person possessive biopsiku, second-person possessive biopsimu, third-person possessive biopsinya)

1. (pathology) biopsy: the removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.

Derived terms

• biopsi bedah
• biopsi jarum
• biopsi jarum halus

 

Further reading

• “biopsi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.