- biopsy (n.)
[biopsy 词源字典]
- 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.[biopsy etymology, biopsy origin, 英语词源]