OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 13309

biopsy

/ˈbaɪɑpsi/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
biopsia
The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.
All the while he was talking, he took lots of biopsies, small samples of tissue to be examined by pathologists using a microscope.
We will need to perform a biopsy to determine whether the tumour is malignant or benign.
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📚 verb • entry_id 13310

biopsy

/ˈbaɪɑpsi/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
biopsiar
To take a sample (a biopsy) for pathological examination.
They biopsied the lump but it turned out to be non-cancerous.
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