Biopsy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbaɪɑpsi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Biopsy is a noun meaning The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.
Meaning
The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.
More Meanings
- To take a sample (a biopsy) for pathological examination.
Example Sentences
They biopsied the lump but it turned out to be non-cancerous.
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.
Word Forms
- biopsies
- biopsying
- biopsied
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include specimen, sample, excision, histopathology, cytology, aspiration.
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