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Plural of biopsy

regular plural

The plural of biopsy is biopsies.

Forms of biopsy

Singularbiopsy /ˈbaɪɑpsi/
Pluralbiopsies
Countablecountable

Biopsies in a sentence

  • All the while he was talking, he took lots of biopsies, small samples of tissue to be examined by pathologists using a microscope.2021, Dr Philippa Kaye, Doctors Get Cancer Too, Vie Books, page 22
  • At present, no single instrument can replace excisional biopsies for obtaining information.2001 May 18, Frank Koenig et al., “Diagnosing Cancer in Vivo”, in Science, volume 292, number 5520, →DOI, pages 1401–1403. From the entry excisional
  • OSA is associated with specific remodelling and airway neutrophilic inflammation A total of 31 patients underwent fibre-optic fibroscopy and bronchial biopsies.2016 March 3, “Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Modulates Airway Inflammation and Remodelling in Severe Asthma”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry fibroscopy
  • Thus, the presence and nephritogenicity of nucleosome-containing immune complexes were verified in kidney biopsies of murine and human LN.2015 October 15, “Co-Positivity for Anti-dsDNA, -Nucleosome and -Histone Antibodies in Lupus Nephritis Is Indicative of High Serum Levels…. From the entry nephritogenicity
  • Therefore we investigate the clinical outcomes of base dominant prostate cancer (BDPC) in transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) -guided biopsies compared with anteromiddle dominant prostate cancer (AMPC).2016 February 6, “Association between Seminal Vesicle Invasion and Prostate Cancer Detection Location after Transrectal Systemic Biopsy…. From the entry anteromiddle

Meaning of biopsy

  1. noun The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.
  2. verb To take a sample (a biopsy) for pathological examination.

Full definition of biopsy

Questions about the plural of biopsy

What is the plural of biopsy?
The plural of biopsy is biopsies.
Is biopsy countable?
Biopsy is a countable noun.

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