biopsy

biopsy
[ˈbʌɪɒpsi]
(pl. -ies)
  1. an examination of tissue removed from a living body to discover the presence, cause, or extent of a disease
    活组织检查
(biopsies, biopsying, biopsied)
[with obj.]
  1. conduct a biopsy on (tissue removed from a living body)
    对(活组织)进行切片检查
    the lesions may be malignant melanomas and should be biopsied.
    这种器官组织损伤可能是恶性黑素瘤,应进行活组织切片检查。
语源
  1. late 19th cent.: coined in French from Greek bios 'life' + opsis 'sight', on the pattern of necropsy
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