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biopsy

noun

  1. medical test involving sampling of cells or tissues for examination
  2. act or process of removing a sample of tissue for analysis/diagnosis
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verb

  1. to remove a sample of tissue for medical analysis
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪɑpsi/

noun

Etymology: From French biopsie, from bi- + -opsy.

  1. 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.

    All the while he was talking, he took lots of biopsies, small samples of tissue to be examined by pathologists using a microscope.

verb

Etymology: From French biopsie, from bi- + -opsy.

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

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