biopsy
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/ˈbaɪɑpsi/
Definition of biopsy
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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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.”
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noun
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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
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To take a sample (a biopsy) for pathological examination.
“They biopsied the lump but it turned out to be non-cancerous.”
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Etymology
From French biopsie, from bi- + -opsy.
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