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histology
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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
pathologic histology  the science of diseased tissues.

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.

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

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.

histology [his-tol´o-je]
that department of anatomy dealing with the minute structure, composition, and function of tissues. adj., adj histolog´ic, histolog´ical.
pathologic histology the science of diseased tissues.

histology (histol´jē),
n microanatomy, which is the microscopic study of normal tissue and organs at the cellular level.
histology, oral, of soft tissues,

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

pathological histology
the science of diseased tissues.


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