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   biopsy

   /ˈbʌɪɒpsi/

   noun

   • 1. an examination of tissue removed from a living body to discover the presence, cause, or extent of a disease: "a bone marrow biopsy"

   verb

   • 1. conduct a biopsy on (tissue removed from a living body): "the lesions may be malignant and should be biopsied"

   Word Origin late 19th century: coined in French from Greek bios ‘life’ + opsis ‘sight’, on the pattern of necropsy.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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