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biopsy

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbaɪɒpsi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbaɪɑpsi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bī′op sē)

Inflections of 'biopsy' (n): npl: biopsies

Inflections of 'biopsy' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

biopsies: v 3rd person singular

biopsying: v pres p

biopsied: v past

biopsied: v past p

bi•op•sy /ˈbaɪɑpsi/USA pronunciation n., pl. -sies, v., -sied, -sy•ing.
n. [countable]

Medicinethe removal of a piece of tissue from a living body in order to find out if it is diseased:performed a biopsy on the lump in her breast.
Medicinea piece of tissue obtained in this way:the biopsy from her breast had no cancer.

v. [~ + object]

Medicineto remove (living tissue) for diagnosis:biopsied the tissue from his liver.

See -opt-, -opti-.

bi•op•sy (bī′op sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -sies, v., -sied, -sy•ing. [Med.]
n.

Medicinethe removal for diagnostic study of a piece of tissue from a living body.
Medicinea specimen obtained from a biopsy.

v.t.

Medicineto remove (living tissue) for diagnostic evaluation.

bi-² + -opsy¹ 1890–95

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biopsy /ˈbaɪɒpsɪ/ n ( pl -sies)

examination, esp under a microscope, of tissue from a living body to determine the cause or extent of a disease

Etymology: 20th Century: from bio- + Greek opsis sight

'biopsy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bi - endoscope - invasive - laparoscope - needle biopsy - -opsy - percutaneous

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