biopsy

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈbaɪɑpsi/

• Audio (UK)

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Noun

Singular biopsy

Plural biopsies

1. (countable) A biopsy is the examination of tissues that were removed from a living body for the study of diseases.

   We will need to perform a biopsy to determine whether the tumour is malignant or benign.

Verb

Plain form biopsy

Third-person singular biopsies

Past tense biopsied

Past participle biopsied

Present participle biopsying

1. If a doctor biopsies, they conduct a biopsy on tissues that were removed from a living body.

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