ips

BrE /ɪps/ AmE /ɪps/

noun en → es

1 MEDICAL TERM [singular] C1

a small piece of tissue taken from a person's body for examination in a laboratory to find out if they have an illness or disease

biopsia, muestra de tejido

  • take an ips

Collocations an ips of the liver · a skin ips

  • The doctor will take an ips to check for cancer.

    El médico tomará una muestra de tejido para verificar si hay cáncer.

2 TECHNICAL [singular] B2

a device used in computing to store and transfer data, often a small card or stick that can be inserted into a computer

dispositivo de almacenamiento, tarjeta de memoria

  • use an ips

Collocations USB ips · SD ips

  • She uses a USB ips to transfer files between computers.

    Ella usa una tarjeta de memoria USB para trasladar archivos entre computadoras.