Definitions
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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01“Tissue sample test”6 letters
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