biopsy

biopsie

Examen médical consistant à prélever un petit morceau de tissu du corps pour rechercher une maladie.

En anglais simple : A medical test in which a small piece of body tissue is removed and checked for disease.

• The doctor recommended a biopsy.
• Her biopsy results showed no cancer.
• They took a biopsy of the suspicious lump.

Comment l'utiliser : a biopsy of something (A biopsy of the skin revealed an infection.)

Expressions courantes : needle biopsy, perform a biopsy, biopsy results

faire une biopsie

Prélever un petit échantillon de tissu du corps et l’examiner pour rechercher une maladie.

En anglais simple : To remove a small sample from the body and check it for disease.

• The doctor will biopsy the lump.
• They biopsied the affected skin yesterday.
• Should we biopsy this unusual growth?

Expressions courantes : biopsy a lump, biopsy a tumour, biopsy the tissue