Biopsy

medical test involving extraction of sample cells or tissues for examination to determine the presence or extent of a disease From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Biopsy
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A biopsy is a test in medicine where doctors remove cells and look at them closely under a microscope or do chemical analysis to see whether there is an illness.[1]

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Lung biopsy guided by computertomography: Lung cancer
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A brain biopsy.

Etymology

Biopsy is a Greek word, from the Greek words bio meaning "life" and opsia meaning see.[2][3]

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