biopsy

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

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪɑpsi/

biopsy (plural biopsies)

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.

biopsy (third-person singular simple present biopsies, present participle biopsying, simple past and past participle biopsied)

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

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

• biopsic, bioptic

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