biopsi

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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.

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