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his·tol·o·gy

 (hĭ-stŏl′ə-jē)
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.
his′to·log′i·cal (hĭs′tə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl), his′to·log′ic adj.
his′to·log′i·cal·ly adv.
his·tol′o·gist n.
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histologist

Specialist in the size, shape, and constitution of cells.
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Noun1.histologist - anatomist who specializes in the microscopic study of animal tissues
anatomist - an expert in anatomy
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histologist

[hɪsˈtɒlədʒɪst] N → histólogo/a m/f
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his·tol·o·gist

n. histólogo-a, especialista en histología.
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