Biology

biopsy

Term: biopsy

Origin: Anc Greek ????/bios(=life) + ????/opsis(=face, sight, look) as with biopsy we can have a look at life through a small sample

Coined

By French dermatologist Ernest Besnier (1831-1909) who coined the term and the technique of biopsy.

Definition

The procedure in which cells or tissues are removed from a living organism and examined visually, usually with a microscope for diagnostic purposes.

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comments:

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