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bi·op·sy
(bī′ŏp′sē)n. pl. bi·op·sies
1. The removal and examination of a sample of tissue from a living body for diagnostic purposes.
2. A sample so obtained.
tr.v. bi·op·sied, bi·op·sy·ing, bi·op·sies
To remove (tissue) from a living body for diagnostic purposes.
bi·op′sic (bī-ŏp′sĭk), bi·op′tic (-tĭk) adj.
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biopsy
(ˈbaɪɒpsɪ)n, pl -sies
1. (Medicine) examination, esp under a microscope, of tissue from a living body to determine the cause or extent of a disease
2. (Medicine) the sample taken for such an examination
[C20: from bio- + Greek opsis sight]
bioptic, biopsic adj
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bi•op•sy
(ˈbaɪ ɒp si)n., pl. -sies, n.
1. the removal for diagnostic study of a piece of tissue from a living body.
2. a specimen obtained from a biopsy.
v.t. 3. to remove (living tissue) for diagnostic evaluation.
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bi·op·sy
(bī′ŏp′sē) A sample of tissue removed by a surgeon from a living body for examination and diagnosis.
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biopsy
the removal of a fragment of living tissue from the body for medical study. — bioptic, adj.
See also: Body, Humanthe removal of a fragment of living tissue from the body for medical study. — bioptic, adj.
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biopsy
Surgery to remove a tissue sample for laboratory examination.
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| Noun | 1. |  biopsy - examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a diseasediagnostic assay, diagnostic test - an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes blood test - a serologic analysis of a sample of blood chorionic villus biopsy, chorionic villus sampling - a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed needle biopsy - biopsy of deep tissue that is obtained through a hollow needle |
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biopsy
n → Biopsie f
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bi·op·sy
n. biopsia, proceso para obtener un espécimen de tejido con fines de diagnóstico;
aspiration ___ → por aspiración;
___ by ablation → ___ por ablación;
___ by frozen section → ___ en frío;
___ of the bone marrow → ___ de la medula ósea;
___ of the breast → ___ de la mama, del seno;
___ of the cervix → ___ del cuello uterino;
___ of the lymph nodes → ___ de los ganglios linfáticos;
brush ___ → ___ con cepillo;
endoscopic ___ → ___ endoscópica;
excision ___ → ___ por excisión;
fine needle ___ → ___ de aguja fina;
incision ___ → ___por incisión;
muscle ___ → ___ muscular;
needle ___ → ___ por aspiración;
sentinel ___ → ___ del ganglio vigilante;
specimen wedge ___ → ___ de espécimen cuneiforme;
temporal artery ___ → ___ de la arteria temporal.
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biopsy
n (pl -sies) biopsia; bone marrow — biopsia de médula ósea; breast — biopsia de mama; excisional — biopsia escisional; fine needle aspiration — punción f aspiración con aguja fina; incisional — biopsia incisional; liver — biopsia de hígado; prostate — biopsia de próstata; punch — biopsia en sacabocados; renal — biopsia de riñón; skin — biopsia cutánea or de piel; stereotactic — biopsia estereotáxicaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.