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What does biopsy mean? Is biopsy a Scrabble word?

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Is biopsy a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word biopsy is a Scrabble US word. The word biopsy is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

B3I1O1P3S1Y4

Is biopsy a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word biopsy is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

B3I1O1P3S1Y4

Is biopsy a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word biopsy is a Words With Friends word. The word biopsy is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4I1O1P4S1Y3

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6-letter words (1 found)

BIOPSY,

5-letter words (1 found)

PIOYS,

4-letter words (12 found)

BIOS,BOIS,BOPS,BOYS,OBIS,PIOY,PISO,POIS,POSY,SYBO,YIPS,YOBS,

3-letter words (26 found)

BIO,BIS,BOI,BOP,BOS,BOY,BYS,IOS,ISO,OBI,OBS,OIS,OPS,OYS,PIS,POI,POS,PSI,SIB,SIP,SOB,SOP,SOY,SPY,YIP,YOB,

2-letter words (15 found)

BI,BO,BY,IO,IS,OB,OI,OP,OS,OY,PI,PO,SI,SO,YO,

You can make 55 words from biopsy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of biopsy

biopsy

Etymology

From French biopsie, from Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbaɪɑpsi/

Noun

biopsy (plural biopsies)

  1. The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.

Derived terms

  • cone biopsy
  • needle aspiration biopsy

Translations

Verb

biopsy (third-person singular simple present biopsies, present participle biopsying, simple past and past participle biopsied)

  1. To take a sample (a biopsy) for pathological examination.
    They biopsied the lump but it turned out to be non-cancerous.

Related terms

  • biopsic, bioptic

Translations

See also

  • biopsy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • osbipy

Source: wiktionary.org