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biopsy

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Singular
biopsy

Plural
biopsies

  1. (countable) A biopsy is the examination of tissues that were removed from a living body for the study of diseases.
    We will need to perform a biopsy to determine whether the tumour is malignant or benign.

Verb

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Plain form
biopsy

Third-person singular
biopsies

Past tense
biopsied

Past participle
biopsied

Present participle
biopsying

  1. If a doctor biopsies, they conduct a biopsy on tissues that were removed from a living body.
    They biopsied the lump but it turned out to be non-cancerous.