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Biopsy
Noun
Definitions
1.
Noun
The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.
"We will need to perform a biopsy to determine whether the tumour is malignant or benign."
2.
Verb
To take a sample (a biopsy) for pathological examination.
"They biopsied the lump but it turned out to be non-cancerous."
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