biopsy
noun /ˈbaɪɒpsi/
/ˈbaɪɑːpsi/
(plural biopsies)
- the process of removing and examining tissue from the body of somebody who is ill, in order to find out more about their disease
Topics Medicinec2活组织检查(从身体取下细胞或组织进行检验) Collocations DictionaryBiopsy is used before these nouns:- procedure
- sample
- bowel
- liver
- …
词源late 19th cent.: coined in French from Greek bios ‘life’ + opsis ‘sight’.
Wordfinder
- biopsy
- diagnose
- examine
- sample
- scan
- swab
- symptom
- test
- ultrasound
- X-ray