biopsy

The definition of a biopsy is the removal of tissue from a body and then examining what was removed.

(noun)

An example of a biopsy is a surgery to remove a growth and examining what was removed to see if it is cancerous.

See biopsy in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. biopsies

the removal of living tissue from the body for diagnostic examination

Origin: < bi(o)- + -opsis

transitive verb biopsied, biopsying

to perform a biopsy on

See biopsy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. bi·op·sies

The removal and examination of a sample of tissue from a living body for diagnostic purposes.
A sample so obtained.

transitive verb bi·op·sied, bi·op·sy·ing, bi·op·sies

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

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