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his·tol·o·gy  (h-stl-j)
n. pl. his·tol·o·gies
1. The anatomical study of the microscopic structure of animal and plant tissues.
2. The microscopic structure of tissue.

histo·logi·cal (hst-lj-kl), histo·logic adj.
histo·logi·cal·ly adv.
his·tolo·gist n.

histology
Noun
the study of the tissues of an animal or plant [Greek histos tissue + -logy]

histology  (h-stl-j)
The scientific study of the microscopic structure of plant and animal tissues.

histology
1. the branch of biology that studies tissues of organisms.
2. the structure, especially the microscopic structure, of organic tissues. Also histiology.histologist, n.histologie, histological, adj.
See also: Organisms
a branch of anatomy that deals with the microscopic features of animal and plant tissues. Also called microscopical anatomy. — histologist, n. — histological, adj.
See also: Anatomy
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Noun1.histology - the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues
staining - (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study
fixation, fixing - (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
microscopic anatomy - the study of microscopic structures of tissues and organs

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We retrospectively obtained from our hospital's pathology database the histology reports regarding all tonsillectomy specimens that had been sent for histopathologic examination during that period.
Meilin was associate director of pharmacology and head of histology at an innovative drug discovery firm in Israel.
Histology further indicated that tungsten alloy pellets were surrounded by invasive neoplastic cells that had infiltrated into skeletal muscle tissue.
 
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