Histology
//hɪsˈtɒləd͡ʒi// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The study of the microscopic structure, chemical composition and function of the tissue or tissue systems of plants and animals. countable, uncountable
"Holonym: cytohistology"
- 2 the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues wordnet
- 3 The study of the microscopic structure, chemical composition and function of the tissue or tissue systems of plants and animals.; Histopathology. countable, uncountable
"Holonyms: cytohistology, cytohistopathology"
Example
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Etymology
From histo- + -logy.
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