-OPSY

Meaning of -OPSY in English

-opsy 1

a combining form occurring in compound words denoting a medical examination or inspection: biopsy; necropsy.

[ generalized from AUTOPSY ]

-opsy 2

var. of -opsia: achromatopsy.

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-OPSY — noun combining form Etymology: Greek -opsia, from opsis examination
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-OPSY — ˌäpsē, _əp-, -si noun combining form ( -es ) Etymology: Gr -opsia 1. : -opsia 2. : examination bi opsy
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-OPSY — Etymology: Greek -opsia, from opsis : examination necr opsy
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-OPSY — [-opsy] n comb form [Gk -opsia, fr. opsis]: examination "necropsy"
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OPSY — Function: noun combining form Etymology: Greek -opsia, from opsis : examination <necr opsy >
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BIOPSY — noun (plural -sies) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary 2bi- + -opsy (as in autopsy) Date: 1895 the removal and examination of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NECROPSY — I. ˈneˌkräpsē, -nə̇ˈk-, neˈk- noun ( -es ) Etymology: necr- + -opsy : postmortem examination II. transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-es …
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BIOPSY — I. ˈbīˌäpsē, ˈbīəp-, -si noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary bi- (II) + -opsy; originally formed as French …
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BI- — I. prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Latin; akin to Old English twi- — more at twi- 1. a. : two …
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-OPSIA — ˈäpsēə noun combining form or -op·sy ˌäpsē, -si ( plural -opsias or -opsies ) Etymology: -opsia from New Latin, from …
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NECR- — combining form or necro- Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek nekr-, nekro-, from nekros dead body, dead person — more at …
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DERMATOPSY — ˈdərməˌtäpsē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary dermat- + -opsy : sensitiveness of the skin to light (as …
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-OPSIA — var. of -opia: hemianopsia. Also, -opsy 2 .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NECROPSY — /nek"rop see/ , n. , pl. necropsies , v. , necropsied, necropsying . n. 1. the examination of a body …
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BIOPSY — /buy"op see/ , n. , pl. biopsies , v. , biopsied, biopsying . Med. n. 1. the removal for diagnostic …
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NECR- — or necro- Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek nekr-, nekro-, from nekros dead body — more at noxious 1. : those …
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BIOPSY — noun ( plural -sies ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary bi- (II) + -opsy (as in autopsy ) Date: 1895 : …
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BIOPSY — [bi.op.sy] n, pl -sies [ISV [2]bi- + -opsy (as in autopsy)] (1895): the removal and examination of tissue, cells, or …
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