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bi·op·sy
 biopsy
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- pronunciation:
- baI
ap
si
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
inflections: |
biopsies |
definition: |
the cutting of tissue from an animal or person for study, esp. in seeking evidence of disease.
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adjective + (n.)biopsy
abnormal,
accurate,
adequate,
benign,
bronchial,
cervical,
clinical,
definitive,
follow-up,
guided,
histological,
initial,
invasive,
jejunal,
minor,
multiple,
negative,
open,
original,
painful,
pathologic,
previous,
rectal,
renal,
subsequent,
surgical,
unnecessary
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verb + (n.)biopsy
diagnose, evaluate, guide, obtain, order, repeat, require, undergo
(n.)biopsy
+ verb
confirm, demonstrate, detect, exclude, indicate, perform, prove, recommend, remove, result, reveal, rule, sample, schedule, show, stain, warrant, yield
noun + (n.)biopsy
abnormality,
adenoma,
airway,
anesthesia,
aspiration,
bone,
brain,
breast,
clinic,
colon,
cone,
core,
doctor,
evaluation,
evolution,
exam,
examination,
excision,
exploration,
histology,
imaging,
indication,
kidney,
lab,
lavage,
liver,
lump,
lung,
lymph,
mammogram,
mammography,
marrow,
muscle,
needle,
nerve,
node,
organ,
patient,
protocol,
punch,
radiologist,
repeat,
scan,
sentinel,
sinus,
skin,
surgeon,
test,
testis,
tissue,
tongue,
tube,
tumor,
ultrasound,
wallet,
x-ray
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derivation: |
biopsic (adj.) |
The word biopsy
contains the following parts:
bio, bi, -be
Greek
root
that means life, living, living things
  Example words:
abiogenesis, abiotic, aerobatics, aerobe, aerobic, aerobics, aerobiology, agrobiology, amphibian, amphibious, anabiosis, anaerobe, anaerobic, antibiosis, autobiography, bioastronautics, biochemistry, biocide, biodegradable, bioengineering, biofeedback, biogeography, biography, biohazard, biological, biology, bioluminescence, biomass, biomedicine, biometrics, bionics, biophysics, biopsy, biorhythm, biosphere, biotic, biotin, exobiology, macrobiotics, microbe, microbiology, molecular biology, parabiosis, psychobiology, radiobiology, sociobiology, symbiosis
op, ops, opt, opto, ophthalm, ophthalmo, -opia, -opsy
Greek
root
that means eye, visual condition, vision, sight, inspection
  Example words:
ametropia, autopsy, biopsy, coreopsis, cyclops, diopter, exophthalmos, hemeralopia, hypermetropia, hyperopia, metopic, myopia, nyctalopia, ophthalmia, ophthalmic, ophthalmology, ophthalmoscope, optic, optical, optician, optics, optometrist, optometry, photopia, rhodopsin, scotopia, synopsis
- synonyms:
- ocul
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