biopsy
noun
the removal for diagnostic study of a piece of tissue from a living body.
biopsies
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pluralof biopsy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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No surprise, the panel agreed with him and concocted pretexts to kill the treatment—for instance, the staff opined that maybe biopsies had zapped the tumors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Classifying a patient as cured also allows them to avoid intrusive, and sometimes painful, screening tests, like bone marrow biopsies.
From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2026
Doctors currently depend on biopsies and MRI scans to evaluate tumors in cancer patients.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 16, 2026
But these biopsies can be very invasive and sometimes cause harm, and doctors may struggle to get a sample.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
TeLinde set out to minimize what he called “unjustifiable hysterectomies” by documenting what wasn’t cervical cancer and by urging surgeons to verify smear results with biopsies before operating.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
