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biopsy

/ˈbaɪɑpsi/ /baɪˈɒpsi/
GeneralMedical
  1. 1 biyopsi almak, (dokudan) biyopsi yapmak

Definition (English)

To remove a small piece of tissue from someone's body so that it can be examined.

Example Sentences

  1. The doctor biopsied the lump to make sure it was harmless.
    Doktor, zararsız olduğundan emin olmak için yumrudan biyopsi aldı.
  2. Any suspicious area of skin should be biopsied.
    Ciltteki her şüpheli bölgeden biyopsi alınmalıdır.

Verb Forms Regular

Base biopsy
/ˈbaɪɑpsi/
Past biopsied
/ˈbaɪɑpsid/
Participle biopsied
/ˈbaɪɑpsid/
Spelling rule

Consonant + y: y → ‑iedbiopsy → biopsied

Fiil sessiz harf + y ile bittiği için y düşer, yerine -ied gelir. (Sesli harf + y ile bitenlerde y kalır: play → played.)

Same rule: study → studied · try → tried · carry → carried

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sesli bir sesle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. biopsied /ˈbaɪɑpsid/

Collocations

biopsy a lumpbiopsy a lesionbiopsy the tissuebe biopsied

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