"biopsy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbaɪɑpsi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-biopsy.wav Forms: biopsies [plural]
Etymology: From French biopsie, from bi- + -opsy. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|biopsie}} French biopsie, {{af|en|bi-|-opsy|id1=bio-}} bi- + -opsy Head templates: {{en-noun}} biopsy (plural biopsies)
  1. The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes. Derived forms: cone biopsy, cryobiopsy, microbiopsy, needle aspiration biopsy, neurobiopsy, postbiopsy, prebiopsy, rebiopsy Translations (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes): biòpsia [feminine] (Catalan), 活組織檢查 (Chinese Mandarin), 活组织检查 (huózǔzhī jiǎnchá) (Chinese Mandarin), 活檢 (Chinese Mandarin), 活检 (huójiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 切片檢查 (Chinese Mandarin), 切片检查 (qiēpiàn jiǎnchá) (Chinese Mandarin), biopsie [feminine] (Czech), biopsi [common-gender] (Danish), biopsia (Finnish), biopsie (French), biopsia [feminine] (Galician), Biopsie [feminine] (German), biopszia (Hungarian), szövettani mintavétel (Hungarian), vefsýnitaka [feminine] (Icelandic), bithóipse [feminine] (Irish), biopsia [feminine] (Italian), biopsja [feminine] (Polish), biopsia [feminine] (Portuguese), biópsia [feminine] (Portuguese), биопси́я (biopsíja) [feminine] (Russian), biopsia [feminine] (Slovak), biopsia [feminine] (Spanish), vävnadsprovtagning [common-gender] (Swedish), biopsi [common-gender] (Swedish), vävnadsprov [neuter] (Swedish), surimbuhay (Tagalog), biyopsi (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-biopsy-en-noun-Zbb00oqR Categories (other): English terms prefixed with bi- (bio-) Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi- (bio-): 45 55

Verb

IPA: /ˈbaɪɑpsi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-biopsy.wav Forms: biopsies [present, singular, third-person], biopsying [participle, present], biopsied [participle, past], biopsied [past]
Etymology: From French biopsie, from bi- + -opsy. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|biopsie}} French biopsie, {{af|en|bi-|-opsy|id1=bio-}} bi- + -opsy Head templates: {{en-verb}} biopsy (third-person singular simple present biopsies, present participle biopsying, simple past and past participle biopsied)
  1. To take a sample (a biopsy) for pathological examination. Derived forms: unbiopsied Related terms: biopsic, bioptic Translations (to take a sample for pathological examination): 活組織檢查 (Chinese Mandarin), 活组织检查 (huózǔzhī jiǎnchá) (Chinese Mandarin), 活檢 (Chinese Mandarin), 活检 (huójiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 切片檢查 (Chinese Mandarin), 切片检查 (qiēpiàn jiǎnchá) (Chinese Mandarin), tehdä biopsia (Finnish), ottaa koepala (Finnish), biopsiar (Galician), biopsieren (German), biopsziát végez (Hungarian), szövetmintát vesz (Hungarian), taka vefsýni (Icelandic), unuhanga pota (Maori), biopsiar (Spanish)
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Inflected forms

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      "sense": "to take a sample for pathological examination",
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      "sense": "to take a sample for pathological examination",
      "word": "tehdä biopsia"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to take a sample for pathological examination",
      "word": "ottaa koepala"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "to take a sample for pathological examination",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to take a sample for pathological examination",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "to take a sample for pathological examination",
      "word": "biopsziát végez"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "to take a sample for pathological examination",
      "word": "szövetmintát vesz"
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "to take a sample for pathological examination",
      "word": "taka vefsýni"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "to take a sample for pathological examination",
      "word": "unuhanga pota"
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