biopsy

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.

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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.

[1890–95; bi-² + -opsy]

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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, Human

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the removal of a fragment of living tissue from the body for medical study. — bioptic, adj.

See also: Medical Specialties

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biopsy

Surgery to remove a tissue sample for laboratory examination.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

biopsy - examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease diagnostic 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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Translations

biopsia

биопсия

biopsy

[ˈbaɪɒpsɪ] N → biopsia f

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biopsy

[ˈbaɪɒpsi] n → biopsie f

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biopsy

n → Biopsie f

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biopsy

[ˈbaɪɒpsɪ] n → biopsia

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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 estereotáxica

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