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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
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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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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

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