- biopsy
- noun (C) the removal of cells, liquid etc from the body of someone who is ill, in order to find out more about their disease and its effects
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Biopsy — Intervention Brain biopsy ICD 10 PCS 0?D???X (without force), 0?B???X (with force) MeSH … Wikipedia
biopsy — [bī′äp΄sē] Med. n. pl. biopsies [< BI(O) + OPSIS] the removal of living tissue from the body for diagnostic examination vt. biopsied, biopsying to perform a biopsy on … English World dictionary
biopsy — biopsy. См. биопсия. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
biopsy — (n.) 1895, from Fr. biopsie, coined by French dermatologist Ernest Besnier (1831 1909) from Gk. bi comb. form of bios life (see BIO (Cf. bio )) + opsis a sight (see EYE (Cf. eye)). As a verb, from 1964 … Etymology dictionary
biopsy — ► NOUN (pl. biopsies) ▪ an examination of tissue taken from the body, to discover the presence, cause, or extent of a disease. ORIGIN from Greek bios life + opsis sight … English terms dictionary
biopsy — /buy op see/, n., pl. biopsies, v., biopsied, biopsying. Med. n. 1. the removal for diagnostic study of a piece of tissue from a living body. 2. a specimen obtained from a biopsy. v.t. 3. to remove (living tissue) for diagnostic evaluation. [1890 … Universalium
biopsy — The removal of cells or tissues for examination by a pathologist. The pathologist may study the tissue under a microscope or perform other tests on the cells or tissue. When only a sample of tissue is removed, the procedure is called an… … English dictionary of cancer terms
biopsy — 1. Process of removing tissue from patients for diagnostic examination. 2. A specimen obtained by b.. [bio + G. opsis, vision] aspiration b. SYN: needle b.. brush b. obtained by abrading the … Medical dictionary
biopsy — noun Biopsy is used before these nouns: ↑procedure, ↑sample Biopsy is used after these nouns: ↑bowel, ↑liver, ↑lung, ↑needle … Collocations dictionary
biopsy — UK [ˈbaɪɒpsɪ] / US [ˈbaɪˌɑpsɪ] noun [countable] Word forms biopsy : singular biopsy plural biopsies medical a medical test in which cells are taken from your body and examined to find out if they are healthy … English dictionary
biopsy — noun (plural sies) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary 2bi + opsy (as in autopsy) Date: 1895 the removal and examination of tissue, cells, or fluids from the living body • biopsy transitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
