biopsy
Collocations
3VERB + BIOPSY
features, perform, results, test
BIOPSY + NOUN
nodule, prostate, specimen
PREP.
on, on
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noun
The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.
We will need to perform a biopsy to determine whether the tumour is malignant or benign.
All the while he was talking, he took lots of biopsies, small samples of tissue to be examined by pathologists using a microscope.
verb
To take a sample (a biopsy) for pathological examination.
They biopsied the lump but it turned out to be non-cancerous.
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6We will need to perform a biopsy to determine whether the tumour is malignant or benign.
WiktionaryAll the while he was talking, he took lots of biopsies, small samples of tissue to be examined by pathologists using a microscope.
WiktionaryThey biopsied the lump but it turned out to be non-cancerous.
WiktionaryThe results of Tom's biopsy show that the tumor is cancerous.
Tatoeba · #3332792The results of Tom's biopsy show that the tumor is benign.
Tatoeba · #3332793We're going to have to do a biopsy on the nodule.
Tatoeba · #10322439