biopsy
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biopsy
- /ˈbaɪɑpsi/ US
Where it comes from
From French biopsie, from bi- + -opsy.
noun biopsies
- The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes. We will need to perform a biopsy to determine whether the tumour is malignant or benign.
verb biopsies · biopsying · biopsied
- To take a sample (a biopsy) for pathological examination. They biopsied the lump but it turned out to be non-cancerous.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: specimen, sample, excision, histologic examination, histopathology, cytology, excisional biopsy, fine-needle aspiration, aspiration, needle biopsy, core biopsy, punch biopsy, incisional biopsy, bioscopy, biospecimen, biostudy
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noun removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes
| Español | biopsia |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 活組織檢查 /活组织检查 huózǔzhī jiǎnchá, 活檢 /活检 huójiǎn, 切片檢查 /切片检查 qiēpiàn jiǎnchá |
| Português | biopsia, biópsia |
| Français | biopsie |
| Deutsch | Biopsie |
| Italiano | biopsia |
| Русский | биопси́я biopsíja |
| Tiếng Việt | sinh thiết |
| العربية | خَزْعَة ḵazʕa |
| עברית | בִּיּוֹפְּסְיָה biyópsya |
verb to take a sample for pathological examination
| Español | biopsiar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 活組織檢查 /活组织检查 huózǔzhī jiǎnchá, 活檢 /活检 huójiǎn, 切片檢查 /切片检查 qiēpiàn jiǎnchá |
| Deutsch | biopsieren |
| Tiếng Việt | sinh thiết |
Talk about this word "biopsy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/biopsy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. biopsy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/biopsy "biopsy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/biopsy.Cite this
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title = {biopsy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/biopsy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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