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bi⋅op⋅sy

  [bahy-op-see] noun, plural -sies, verb, -sied, -sy⋅ing. Medicine/Medical
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–noun
1. the removal for diagnostic study of a piece of tissue from a living body.
2. a specimen obtained from a biopsy.
–verb (used with object)
3. to remove (living tissue) for diagnostic evaluation.
Origin:
1890–95; bi- 2 + -opsy 1
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bi·op·sy   (bī'ŏp'sē)   
n.   pl. bi·op·sies

  1. The removal and examination of a sample of tissue from a living body for diagnostic purposes.

  2. A sample so obtained.

tr.v.   bi·op·sied, bi·op·sy·ing, bi·op·sies
To remove (tissue) from a living body for diagnostic purposes.
bi·op'sic (bī-ŏp'sĭk), bi·op'tic (-tĭk) adj.
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Word Origin & History

biopsy 
1895, from Fr. biopsie, coined by Ernest Besnier (1831-1909) from Gk. bi- comb. form of bios "life" (see bio-) + opsis "a sight" (see eye).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: 1bi·op·sy
Pronunciation: 'bI-"äp-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -sies
: the removaland examination of tissue, cells, or fluids from the living body

Main Entry: 2biopsy
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -sied -sy·ing
: to perform a biopsy on biopsied —Amer. Family Physician> biopsying breast tissue suspected of being malignant —E. M. Kennedy>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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biopsy bi·op·sy (bī'ŏp'sē)
n.

  1. The removal and examination of a sample of tissue from a living body for diagnostic purposes.

  2. A specimen so obtained.

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