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biopsy
[ bahy-op-see ]
noun
plural biopsies.
- the removal for diagnostic study of a piece of tissue from a living body.
- a specimen obtained from a biopsy.
verb (used with object)
biopsied, biopsying.
- to remove (living tissue) for diagnostic evaluation.
biopsy
/ ˈbaɪɒpsɪ; baɪˈɒptɪk /
noun
- examination, esp under a microscope, of tissue from a living body to determine the cause or extent of a disease
- the sample taken for such an examination
biopsy
/ ²úī′űè′sŧ /
- A sample of tissue removed from a living body by a medical provider for diagnostic purposes.
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Derived Forms
- bioptic, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of biopsy1
C20: from bio- + Greek opsis sight
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The findings led to further investigations, and a biopsy provided by the NHS led to a diagnosis of cervical cancer in March.
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A node in his groin swelled to the size of a golf ball, so he asked his doctors to take it out and biopsy it.
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He was admitted to the hospital three months later for a biopsy, a medical test to take a small sample of body tissue for examination.
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A week after the surgery, a biopsy confirmed the tumour was benign.
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This can "significantly cut" the number of "expensive and unnecessary MRI scans" and invasive prostate biopsies, he added.
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