Etymology

biopsy

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Today it means: The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes. Full definition →

French biopsie
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  1. French · borrowed frombiopsie
  2. English todaybiopsy

From French biopsie, from bi- + -opsy.

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