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Latest post Wed, Dec 20 2006 6:00 PM by Marius Hancu. 1 replies.
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Lcchang  +  305797 Wed, 20 Dec 06 05:21 PM

Could anyone advise me on what the suffix -psy for biopsy mean? Thanks.

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Marius Hancu  +  305814 Wed, 20 Dec 06 06:00 PM

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A biopsy (in Greek: bios = life and opsy = look/appearance) is a medical test involving the removal of cells or tissues
for examination.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biopsy
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