biopsy

sustantivoverboatestiguado en diálogos

Estados Unidos//ˈbaɪɑpsi//

The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.

sustantivo

1
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.
All the while he was talking, he took lots of biopsies, small samples of tissue to be examined by pathologists using a microscope.

Etimología

From French biopsie, from bi- + -opsy.

verbo

1
To take a sample (a biopsy) for pathological examination.
They biopsied the lump but it turned out to be non-cancerous.

Formas

plural: biopsies
pasado: biopsied
participio: biopsied
gerundio: biopsying
3.ª persona del singular: biopsies

biological · Of or relating to biology.biologist · A student or professor of biology; one versed in the science…biology · The study of all life or living matter.

biopsy · The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.

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