Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The study of the microscopic structure, chemical composition and function of the tissue or tissue systems of plants and animals.

    Holonym: cytohistology

    Gewebelehre

    гистоло́гияgistológija

    гістоло́гіяhistolóhija

  2. The study of the microscopic structure, chemical composition and function of the tissue or tissue systems of plants and animals.

    (countable, uncountable)Histopathology.

    Holonyms: cytohistology, cytohistopathology

More definitions
  • the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues

Translations

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Origin

From histo- + -logy.

From histo- + -logy.

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