Meaning

1 senses
  1. To take a sample (a biopsy) for pathological examination.

    They biopsied the lump but it turned out to be non-cancerous.

    biopsieren

Examples

5 sentences
  1. We're going to have to do a biopsy on the nodule.

  2. The test is not always accurate, so many men undergo a painful second test, a biopsy of the prostate.

  3. The results of Tom's biopsy show that the tumor is cancerous.

  4. The results of Tom's biopsy show that the tumor is benign.

  5. A biopsy specimen was obtained and sent to Pathology where it was sectioned and stained with hematoxylin and eosin.

Translations

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By meaning 1
to take a sample for pathological examination:

Origin

From French biopsie, from bi- + -opsy.

From French biopsie, from bi- + -opsy.

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Forms

biopsies, biopsying, biopsied, biopsied
Base formbiopsy · to biopsy
3rd person singularbiopsies
Present participlebiopsying
Past simplebiopsied
Past participlebiopsied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybiopsy
he, she, itbiopsies

Past simpleLesson

all personsbiopsied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave biopsied
he, she, ithas biopsied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill biopsy

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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