biopsia

See also: biópsia

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see French biopsie).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiopsiɑ/, [ˈbio̞pˌs̠iɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): bi‧op‧si‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): bi‧op‧sia

Noun

biopsia

1. (medicine) biopsy

Declension

Inflection of biopsia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		biopsia	biopsiat
genitive		biopsian	biopsioiden biopsioitten
partitive		biopsiaa	biopsioita
illative		biopsiaan	biopsioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		biopsia	biopsiat
accusative	nom.	biopsia	biopsiat
	gen.	biopsian
genitive		biopsian	biopsioiden biopsioitten biopsiain rare
partitive		biopsiaa	biopsioita
inessive		biopsiassa	biopsioissa
elative		biopsiasta	biopsioista
illative		biopsiaan	biopsioihin
adessive		biopsialla	biopsioilla
ablative		biopsialta	biopsioilta
allative		biopsialle	biopsioille
essive		biopsiana	biopsioina
translative		biopsiaksi	biopsioiksi
abessive		biopsiatta	biopsioitta
instructive		—	biopsioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of biopsia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative biopsiani biopsiani accusative nom. biopsiani biopsiani gen. biopsiani genitive biopsiani biopsioideni biopsioitteni biopsiaini rare partitive biopsiaani biopsioitani inessive biopsiassani biopsioissani elative biopsiastani biopsioistani illative biopsiaani biopsioihini adessive biopsiallani biopsioillani ablative biopsialtani biopsioiltani allative biopsialleni biopsioilleni essive biopsianani biopsioinani translative biopsiakseni biopsioikseni abessive biopsiattani biopsioittani instructive — — comitative — biopsioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative biopsiasi biopsiasi accusative nom. biopsiasi biopsiasi gen. biopsiasi genitive biopsiasi biopsioidesi biopsioittesi biopsiaisi rare partitive biopsiaasi biopsioitasi inessive biopsiassasi biopsioissasi elative biopsiastasi biopsioistasi illative biopsiaasi biopsioihisi adessive biopsiallasi biopsioillasi ablative biopsialtasi biopsioiltasi allative biopsiallesi biopsioillesi essive biopsianasi biopsioinasi translative biopsiaksesi biopsioiksesi abessive biopsiattasi biopsioittasi instructive — — comitative — biopsioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative biopsiamme biopsiamme accusative nom. biopsiamme biopsiamme gen. biopsiamme genitive biopsiamme biopsioidemme biopsioittemme biopsiaimme rare partitive biopsiaamme biopsioitamme inessive biopsiassamme biopsioissamme elative biopsiastamme biopsioistamme illative biopsiaamme biopsioihimme adessive biopsiallamme biopsioillamme ablative biopsialtamme biopsioiltamme allative biopsiallemme biopsioillemme essive biopsianamme biopsioinamme translative biopsiaksemme biopsioiksemme abessive biopsiattamme biopsioittamme instructive — — comitative — biopsioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative biopsianne biopsianne accusative nom. biopsianne biopsianne gen. biopsianne genitive biopsianne biopsioidenne biopsioittenne biopsiainne rare partitive biopsiaanne biopsioitanne inessive biopsiassanne biopsioissanne elative biopsiastanne biopsioistanne illative biopsiaanne biopsioihinne adessive biopsiallanne biopsioillanne ablative biopsialtanne biopsioiltanne allative biopsiallenne biopsioillenne essive biopsiananne biopsioinanne translative biopsiaksenne biopsioiksenne abessive biopsiattanne biopsioittanne instructive — — comitative — biopsioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative biopsiansa biopsiansa accusative nom. biopsiansa biopsiansa gen. biopsiansa genitive biopsiansa biopsioidensa biopsioittensa biopsiainsa rare partitive biopsiaansa biopsioitaan biopsioitansa inessive biopsiassaan biopsiassansa biopsioissaan biopsioissansa elative biopsiastaan biopsiastansa biopsioistaan biopsioistansa illative biopsiaansa biopsioihinsa adessive biopsiallaan biopsiallansa biopsioillaan biopsioillansa ablative biopsialtaan biopsialtansa biopsioiltaan biopsioiltansa allative biopsialleen biopsiallensa biopsioilleen biopsioillensa essive biopsianaan biopsianansa biopsioinaan biopsioinansa translative biopsiakseen biopsiaksensa biopsioikseen biopsioiksensa abessive biopsiattaan biopsiattansa biopsioittaan biopsioittansa instructive — — comitative — biopsioineen biopsioinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• biopsianäyte
• biopsiatutkimus
• ohutneulabiopsia
• paksuneulabiopsia
• stanssibiopsia

Further reading

• “biopsia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Interlingua

Noun

biopsia (plural biopsias)

1. biopsy

Related terms

• bioptic

Italian

Etymology

From bio- +‎ -opsia.

Noun

biopsia f (plural biopsie)

1. (surgery) biopsy

Derived terms

• agobiopsia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• biópsia

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bi.opˈsi.ɐ/ [bɪ.opˈsi.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /bjopˈsi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bi.opˈsi.ɐ/ [bɪ.opˈsi.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /bjopˈsi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bi.opˈsi.a/ [bɪ.opˈsi.a], (faster pronunciation) /bjopˈsi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bjɔˈpsi.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: bi‧op‧si‧a

Noun

biopsia f (plural biopsias)

1. (medicine) biopsy (removal and examination of a sample of tissue)

Further reading

• “biopsia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “biopsia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbjobsja/ [ˈbjoβ̞.sja]
• Rhymes: -obsja
• Syllabification: biop‧sia

Etymology 1

From Latin biopsia, from Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”) and -οψία (-opsía).

Noun

biopsia f (plural biopsias)

1. (medicine) biopsy

Etymology 2

Verb

biopsia

1. inflection of biopsiar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “biopsia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025