Definify.com

Definition 2024

biopsy

biopsy

English

Noun

biopsy ‎(plural biopsies)

The removal and examination of a sample of tissue from a living body for diagnostic purposes.
We will need to perform a biopsy to determine whether the tumour is malignant or benign.

Translations

removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes

Chinese:
Mandarin: 活組織檢查, 活组织检查 ‎(huózǔzhī jiǎnchá), 活檢, 活检 ‎(huójiǎn), 切片檢查 (zh), 切片检查 (zh) ‎(qiēpiàn jiǎnchá)
Czech: biopsie f
Danish: biopsi c
Finnish: biopsia (fi)
French: biopsie (fr)
German: Biopsie (de) f
Hungarian: biopszia (hu)
Icelandic: vefsýnitaka f

Irish: bithóipse f
Italian: biopsia (it) f
Polish: biopsja (pl) f
Portuguese: biopsia (pt) f, biópsia (pt) f
Russian: биопси́я (ru) f ‎(biopsíja)
Slovak: biopsia f
Spanish: biopsia (es) f
Swedish: vävnadsprovtagning c, biopsi c, vävnadsprov n
Turkish: biyopsi (tr)

Verb

biopsy ‎(third-person singular simple present biopsies, present participle biopsying, simple past and past participle biopsied)

To take a sample (a biopsy) for pathological examination.
They biopsied the lump but it turned out to be non-cancerous.

Translations

to take a sample for pathological examination

Chinese:
Mandarin: 活組織檢查, 活组织检查 ‎(huózǔzhī jiǎnchá), 活檢, 活检 ‎(huójiǎn), 切片檢查 (zh), 切片检查 (zh) ‎(qiēpiàn jiǎnchá)

Finnish: tehdä biopsia, ottaa koepala
German: biopsieren (de)
Icelandic: taka vefsýni

Related terms

biopsic, bioptic

See also

biopsy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Similar Results