noun

biopsy

biopsy

The doctor performed a biopsy.

The doctor performed a biopsy.

The biopsy results were negative.

The biopsy results were negative.

a biopsy ((of/on sth.)) an examination of tissue from a living body. The doctor performed a biopsy.

Synonyms: tissue sample, examination

From the prefix 'bio-' (life) and the suffix '-opsy' (examination, from Greek 'opsis' meaning 'sight'). It means 'to see life'.

Remember it as 'seeing (opsy) life (bio)'. This helps understand it's an examination of living tissue, in contrast to an 'autopsy' (examining a dead body).

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