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Biopsy

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means the medical removal and examination of tissue from a living body
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Stage 1 of 2
bios
Greek · ancient
"life"
life, combined with opsis (a viewing, a sight)
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Stage 2 of 2
biopsy
English · 1890s
"the examination of tissue from a living body"
coined for the medical examination of tissue removed from a living body
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