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Definition 2024
biopsy
biopsy
English
Noun
biopsy (plural biopsies)
- The removal and examination of a sample of tissue from a living body for diagnostic purposes.
- We will need to perform a biopsy to determine whether the tumour is malignant or benign.
Translations
removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes
Verb
biopsy (third-person singular simple present biopsies, present participle biopsying, simple past and past participle biopsied)
- To take a sample (a biopsy) for pathological examination.
- They biopsied the lump but it turned out to be non-cancerous.
Translations
to take a sample for pathological examination