biopsy
nomverbeattesté dans les dialogues
- États-Unis//ˈbaɪɑpsi//
The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.
nom
- 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.
Étymologie
From French biopsie, from bi- + -opsy.
verbe
- 1
To take a sample (a biopsy) for pathological examination.
They biopsied the lump but it turned out to be non-cancerous.
Formes
- pluriel
- biopsies
- passé
- biopsied
- participe passé
- biopsied
- participe présent
- biopsying
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- biopsies
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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