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biopsy
bi·op·sy [ b òpsee ] (plural bi·op·sies)


noun 
Definition:
 
removal of living tissue: the removal of a sample of tissue from a living person for laboratory examination
[Late 19th century. <bio- + Greek opsis "a viewing" < ōps "eye"]

bi·op·sic [ bī ópsik ] adjective
bi·op·tic [ bī óptik ] adjective
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