Definitions for biopsy

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biopsy bi·op·sy

Spelling: [bahy-op-see]

IPA: /ˈbaɪ ɒp si/

Biopsy is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 74 anagrams from letters in biopsy (biopsy).

Definitions for biopsy

noun

1. the removal for diagnostic study of a piece of tissue from a living body.
2. a specimen obtained from a biopsy.

verb (used with object)

1. to remove (living tissue) for diagnostic evaluation.

Origin of biopsy

First recorded in 1890-95; bi-² + -opsy¹

Examples for biopsy

In the small living room where we last met, he seemed more gaunt than wiry, his ear bandaged after a biopsy.

But he went forward with a painful biopsy, and then opted for surgery when the biopsy showed cancer.

Once a PSA test comes back with an abnormal result, a biopsy is required to make a diagnosis.

A biopsy, in the majority of cases, reveals the blip to be benign.