histology

noun

his·​tol·​o·​gy hi-ˈstä-lə-jē How to pronounce histology (audio)
plural histologies
1
: a branch of anatomy that deals with the minute structure of animal and plant tissues as discernible with the microscope
2
: tissue structure or organization
histological adjective
or histologic
histologically adverb
histologist noun

Examples of histology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Artificial intelligence is increasingly infused into many aspects of health care, from transcribing patient visits to detecting cancers and deciphering histology slides. Nicholas St. Fleur, STAT, 27 June 2024 Medical personnel is awaiting histology, biopsies, cultures, blood hematology and chemistry, and toxicology testing. Antonio Planas, NBC News, 14 June 2024 Researchers must consider skeletal anatomy, bone histology, the behavior of living relatives, and trace fossils, the new paper argues. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2024 While already established models include up to 100,000 slides, Fuchs said a model that can accurately assist pathologists and oncologists needs digitized histology slides in the millions. Nikolas Lanum, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for histology 

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Word History

Etymology

French histologie, from hist- + -logie -logy

First Known Use

circa 1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of histology was circa 1847

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Cite this Entry

“Histology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/histology. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

histology

noun
his·​tol·​o·​gy his-ˈtäl-ə-jē How to pronounce histology (audio)
plural histologies
1
: a branch of anatomy that deals with the structure of animal and plant tissues as seen under a microscope
2
: tissue structure or organization

Medical Definition

histology

noun
his·​tol·​o·​gy his-ˈtäl-ə-jē How to pronounce histology (audio)
plural histologies
1
: a branch of anatomy that deals with the minute structure of animal and plant tissues as discernible with the microscope compare gross anatomy
2
: a treatise on histology
3
: tissue structure or organization
histological adjective
or histologic
histologically adverb

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