biopsy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈbaɪɑpsi/ (General-American)
Etymology
From French biopsie, from bi- + -opsy.
Meanings
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The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.
All the while he was talking, he took lots of biopsies, small samples of tissue to be examined by pathologists using a microscope.
2021, Dr Philippa Kaye, Doctors Get Cancer Too, Vie Books, page 22:We will need to perform a biopsy to determine whether the tumour is malignant or benign.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| biopsies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
rebiopsy · cryobiopsy · microbiopsy · prebiopsy · cone biopsy · neurobiopsy · postbiopsy · needle aspiration biopsy
Translations (29)
tl surimbuhay (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · cmn 活檢 /活检 (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · it biopsia (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · pl biopsja (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · hu szövettani mintavétel (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · he בִּיּוֹפְּסְיָה (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · cmn 活組織檢查 /活组织检查 (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · ca biòpsia (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · cs biopsie (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · de Biopsie (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · hu biopszia (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · tr biyopsi (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · sv biopsi (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · fi biopsia (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · sv vävnadsprovtagning (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · vi sinh thiết (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · cmn 切片檢查 /切片检查 (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · pt biópsia (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · is vefsýnitaka (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · pt biopsia (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · ru биопси́я (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · ar خَزْعَة (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · ga bithóipse (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · es biopsia (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · sv vävnadsprov (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · da biopsi (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · fr biopsie (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · sk biopsia (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) · gl biopsia (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes)