Associations to the word «Biopsy»

Wiktionary

BIOPSY, noun. The removal and examination of a sample of tissue from a living body for diagnostic purposes.
BIOPSY, verb. To take a sample (a biopsy) for pathological examination.

Dictionary definition

BIOPSY, noun. Examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats