A biopsy is when a doctor takes a small piece of tissue or some cells from the body and looks at them, usually under a microscope, to find out more about a disease. Doctors often do this when they need to know whether a lump is cancer, or what kind of illness is in an organ.

A biopsyA biopsy is when a doctor takes a small piece of tissue or some cells from the body是指醫生從身體取出一小塊組織或一些細胞 and looks at them並且觀察它們, usually under a microscope通常是放在顯微鏡下, to find out more about a disease來進一步了解某種疾病. Doctors often do this醫生常常會做這件事 when they need to know whether a lump is cancer, or what kind of illness is in an organ當他們需要知道一個腫塊是不是癌症、或器官裡是什麼疾病的時候

As a noun: “She had a biopsy last week.” As a verb: “They biopsied the skin.” It is a hospital word, serious but not rare.

As a noun當名詞: "She had a biopsy last week."像She had a biopsy last week. As a verb當動詞: "They biopsied the skin."像They biopsied the skin. It這 is a hospital word是個醫院用語, serious but not rare聽起來嚴肅但不算罕見

Though actually, a biopsy is only the taking and the looking — it is not itself a diagnosis, and it is not surgery to remove a whole organ. People hear the word and jump to cancer; sometimes the result is nothing serious. The piece taken is small on purpose.

Though actually不過其實, a biopsy is only the taking and the lookingbiopsy就只是取出和觀察的過程 — it is not itself a diagnosis它本身不是診斷, and而且 it is not surgery to remove a whole organ也不是把整個器官切除的手術. People hear the word and jump to cancer人們聽到這個字就直接聯想到癌症; sometimes但有時候 the result is nothing serious結果其實沒什麼大礙. The piece taken is small on purpose取出的那一小塊是刻意弄得很小的

From French biopsie, built from bi- + -opsy.

From French biopsie來自法文biopsie, built from bi- + -opsy是由bi- + -opsy組成的