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biopsy (n.)
1895, from French
biopsie
, coined by French dermatologist Ernest Besnier (1831-1909) from Greek
bi-
comb. form of
bios
"life" (see
bio-
) +
opsis
"a sight" (see
eye
(n.)). As a verb, from 1964.
