Biopsy
Definitions
The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.
Equivalents
Examples
“We will need⟳ to perform⟳ a biopsy to determine⟳ whether the tumour is malignant or benign.”
“All the while he was talking, he took lots of biopsies, small samples of tissue to be examined by pathologists using a microscope.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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