histology (redirected from histological)

histology /his·tol·o·gy/ (his-tol´ah-je) that department of anatomy dealing with the minute structure, composition, and function of tissues.histolog´ichistolog´ical

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pathologic histology  the science of diseased tissues.

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his·tol·o·gy (h-stl-j)

n.

The science concerned with the minute structure of tissues and organs in relation to their function. Also called microanatomy.

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histo·logi·cal (hst-lj-kl), histo·logic adj.

his·tolo·gist n.

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histology

[histol′əjē]

Etymology: Gk, histos + logos, science

1 the science dealing with the microscopic identification of cells and tissue.

2 the structure of organ tissues, including the composition of cells and their organization into various body tissues. histologic, histological, adj.

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histology (histol´jē),

n microanatomy, which is the microscopic study of normal tissue and organs at the cellular level.

histology, oral, of soft tissues,

n See epithelium, oral; lamina, propria; submucosa; and membrane, basement.

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histology

that department of anatomy dealing with the minute structure, composition and function of tissues.

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pathological histology

the science of diseased tissues.