histopathologist

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noun

his·​to·​pa·​thol·​o·​gist ˌhis-tō-pə-ˈthäl-ə-jəst, -pa- 

: a pathologist who specializes in the detection of the effects of disease on body tissues

especially : one who identifies tumors by their histological characteristics

histopathology

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noun

his·​to·​pa·​thol·​o·​gy ˌhis-tō-pə-ˈthäl-ə-jē, -pa- 

plural histopathologies

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: a branch of pathology concerned with the tissue changes characteristic of disease

2

: the tissue changes that affect a part or accompany a disease

histopathologic

-ˌpath-ə-ˈläj-ik 

adjective

or histopathological

-i-kəl 

histopathologically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb