0 a biopsy (= a medical test in which a small amount of tissue is removed and examined to discover more about an illness):
My PSA levels have increased and the doctor wants to do a bioscopy for cancer.
The initial exam did not indicate anything serious, but he recommended a bioscopy of my prostate.
An elderly woman who complained of pain in the chest underwent a bioscopy which revealed that she had a peanut in her lung.