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Histopathology
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his·to·pa·thol·o·gy (hst-p-thl-j, -p-)
n.
The science concerned with the cytologic and histologic structure of abnormal or diseased tissue.

Histopathology
The study of diseased tissues at a minute (microscopic) level.
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histopathology (hisˈ·tō·p·thäˑ·l·jē),
n the study of diseased tissue, with a focus on changes that are anatomically microscopic.

histopathology (his´tōpthol´jē),
n the microscopic study of abnormal tissue and organs at the cellular level.

histopathology
pathological histology.

histopathology Anatomic pathology, tissue pathology The field that studies diseased tissue by microscopic examination of tissues


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