Ka hukea, ka tapahia rānei he wāhanga iti o te tinana tangata hei mātai mā te mātanga hauora, mātua rā mā tētahi kaimātai māuiui. Ko te take matua ko te tirotiro mēnā kua pāngia te tangata ki te mate pukupuku.
Extracting or cutting away a small part of human tissue in order for it to be examined by a medical expert, usually by a pathologist. The main reason for a biopsy is to check for cancer.
tīpako - sample
pūtautau - tissue
Kua kitea he pukupuku ki tōna ū, nō reira ko te tīpako pūtautau te hīkoi tuatahi i tohua e te tākuta.
Nā te rerekē haere o te āhua o te kiritona i tōna tuarā, ka tapahia tētahi wāhanga ōna hei tīpako pūtautau, ā, ka tukua atu hei tirotiro mā te kaimātai māuiui.