During the original show up through the 1970s, the show primarily covered Dr. Steve Hardy (John Beradino) and his friend, Nurse Jessie Brewer (Emily McLaughlin).
A biopsy is the removal of a sample of tissue or cells so that they can be examined by a pathologist, usually under a microscope. A specialist trained to examine a sample of tissue for signs and extent of disease under a microscope is called a pathologist.
LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. noun. The definition of a biopsy is the removal of tissue from a body and then examining what was removed. An example of a biopsy is a surgery to remove a growth and examining what was removed to see if it is cancerous. pl. -Â·sies. the removal of living tissue from the body for diagnostic examination.