Biopsy

Etymology
From biopsie:

Noun

 * 1) The removal and examination of a sample of tissue from a living body for diagnostic purposes.

Verb

 * 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

Thesaurus
Pap test, anatomic diagnosis, biological diagnosis, clinical diagnosis, cytodiagnosis, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, digital examination, electrocardiography, electroencephalography, electromyography, examination, laboratory diagnosis, mammography, oral examination, physical diagnosis, physical examination, postmortem diagnosis, serodiagnosis, smear, study, test, urinalysis, uroscopy, work-up