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Word entry · 6 letters

biopsy

Best crossword clue

"Tissue sample test"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈbaɪɑpsi/Part of speech nounSorted biopsyStarts with BEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
1B2I3O4P5S6Y

Definitions

  1. examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease

Word origin

From French biopsie, from bi- + -opsy.

Used in a sentence

  • We will need to perform a biopsy to determine whether the tumour is malignant or benign.
  • All the while he was talking, he took lots of biopsies, small samples of tissue to be examined by pathologists using a microscope.
  • They biopsied the lump but it turned out to be non-cancerous.

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