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biopsy

bi·op·sy

biopsy

 
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  [See all][See only the most frequent]
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 Help 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 [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivation: biopsic (adj.)