BIOPSY


Meaning of BIOPSY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbī-ˌäp-sē ]

noun

( plural -sies )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary bi- (II) + -opsy (as in autopsy )

Date: 1895

: the removal and examination of tissue, cells, or fluids from the living body

• biopsy transitive verb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.