Biopsy

Word BIOPSY
Character 6
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈbaɪɑpsi/

Definitions and meanings of "Biopsy"

What do we mean by biopsy?

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

A sample so obtained. noun

To remove (tissue) from a living body for diagnostic purposes. transitive verb

Examination, for diagnostic purposes, of a piece of tissue severed from the living body. noun

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

To take a sample (a biopsy) for pathological examination. verb

Examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease noun

The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Biopsy

The word "biopsy" in example sentences

In such a case a biopsy is almost routinely recommended. ❋ Unknown (1996)

The biopsy from the endocervical canal [the passage leading from the cervical canal into the body of the uterus] was normal. ❋ Patricia Yarberry Allen (2010)

A liver biopsy is a procedure in which small pieces of liver tissue are extracted and sent to a laboratory for evaluation. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Patients need to understand that the cone biopsy is nearly always diagnostic, and hopefully therapeutic. ❋ Patricia Yarberry Allen (2010)

We therefore decided to use a lymph node biopsy from a patient with generalised lymphadenopathy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Recently, investigators found SV40 DNA in biopsy specimens obtained from patients with cancers such as mesothelioma (lung), osteosarcoma (bone) and non-Hodgkins lymphoma (lymph nodes). ❋ Unknown (2010)

Usually the biopsy is performed by inserting a needle through the skin into the liver; this can sometimes result in bleeding from the liver into the abdomen. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It may make perfect sense for some person in Washington that a biopsy is not required for certain kind of positive cancer test results. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It is a piece of lymph node tissue that was taken for a biopsy from a woman in Kinshasa in 1960 and preserved in a bed of paraffin wax. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And he says, "You're not" and you imagine the word biopsy floating between the two of you, in bubble letters. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A biopsy is needed to confirm a diagnosis of mesothelioma. ❋ Unknown (2007)

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