biopsy
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French biopsie, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
biopsy (plural biopsies)
- The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.
- We will need to perform a biopsy to determine whether the tumour is malignant or benign.
Translations
removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes
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Verb
biopsy (third-person singular simple present biopsies, present participle biopsying, simple past and past participle biopsied)
- To take a sample (a biopsy) for pathological examination.
- They biopsied the lump but it turned out to be non-cancerous.
Related terms
Translations
to take a sample for pathological examination
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