huójiǎn

活检

Word · VerbTraditional活檢

biopsy

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to perform a biopsy; to conduct a histological examination on living tissue

formal

A medical procedure where a sample of tissue is taken from a living body for examination to diagnose disease, especially cancer.

Yī医
shēng生
jiàn建
yì议
gěi给
fèi肺
bù部
zhǒng肿
kuài块
zuò做
huó活
jiǎn检
yǐ以
què确
dìng定
xìng性
zhì质
 。

The doctor recommended a biopsy of the lung mass to determine its nature.

Wèi胃
jìng镜
jiǎn检
chá查
shí时
kě可
yǐ以
jìn进
xíng行
huó活
jiǎn检
 。

A biopsy can be performed during a gastroscopy.

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Huó活
jiǎn检
jié结
guǒ果
shì是
liáng良
xìng性
de的
 ,
ràng让
dà大
jiā家
sōng松
le了
yī一
kǒu口
qì气
 。

The biopsy result was benign, which was a relief to everyone.