Biopsy

/ˈbaɪɑpsi/ noun

Definition

A biopsy is a medical test where a small piece of tissue is removed from the body and examined under a microscope. Doctors use biopsies to check for diseases like cancer.

Etymology

From Greek “bios” meaning “life” and “opsis” meaning “a sight” or “view.” It literally means “a view of living tissue.”

Kelly Says

A biopsy is like taking a tiny snapshot of your body at the cellular level. Doctors can often tell more from that tiny piece under a microscope than from big, fancy scanning machines.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ባዮፕሲ
ARالعربية
خزعة
BNবাংলা
বায়োপসি
CSČeština
biopsie
DADansk
biopsi
DEDeutsch
Biopsie
ELΕλληνικά
βιοψία
ESEspañol
biopsia
FAفارسی
بیوپسی
FISuomi
biopsia
FRFrançais
biopsie
GUGU
બાયોપ્સી
HAHA
binciken nama
HEעברית
ביופסיה
HIहिन्दी
बायोप्सी
HUMagyar
biopszia
IDBahasa Indonesia
biopsi
IGIG
nyocha anu ahu
ITItaliano
biopsia
JA日本語
生検
KKKK
биопсия
KMKM
ការពិនិត្យជាលិកា
KO한국어
생검
MRMR
बायोप्सी
MSBahasa Melayu
biopsi
MYမြန်မာ
ဇီဝစစ်ဆေးခြင်း
NLNederlands
biopsie
NONorsk
biopsi
PAPA
ਬਾਇਓਪਸੀ
PLPolski
biopsja
PTPortuguês
biópsia
RORomână
biopsie
RUРусский
биопсия
SVSvenska
biopsi
SWKiswahili
uchunguzi wa tishu
TAதமிழ்
திசு பரிசோதனை
TEతెలుగు
బయాప్సీ
THไทย
การตรวจชิ้นเนื้อ
TLTL
biopsy
TRTürkçe
biyopsi
UKУкраїнська
біопсія
URاردو
بایوپسی
VITiếng Việt
sinh thiết
YOYO
ayewo ara
ZH中文
活检
ZUZU
ukuhlolwa kwezicubu

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