histopathology

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noun

his·​to·​pa·​thol·​o·​gy ˌhi-stō-pə-ˈthä-lə-jē 

-pa-

1

: 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

ˌhi-stō-ˌpa-thə-ˈlä-jik 

adjective

or histopathological

ˌhi-stō-ˌpa-thə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

histopathologically

ˌhi-stō-ˌpa-thə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

histopathologist

ˌhi-stō-pə-ˈthä-lə-jist 

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noun

histopathologic

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adjective

his·​to·​pathologic

variants or histopathological

¦hi(ˌ)stō+ 

: of or relating to histopathology

a histopathologic process

: involving the methods of histopathology

a histopathologic examination

histopathologically

"+ 

adverb

Examples of histopathology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Her cause of death remains undetermined as investigators await results from toxicology and histopathology tests. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 19 Nov. 2025

Xilis’ proprietary MicroOrganoSphereTM (MOS) technology retains unique patient tissue structure, genetic alterations, gene expression, immune microenvironment and histopathology. — Stephen Ibaraki, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022

No evidence of trauma, infectious disease, or any struggling was reported in histopathology report. — Matt Rocheleau, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2018

Word History

Etymology

Noun

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

Noun

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for histopathology

• bacteriology
• biotechnology
• dialectology
• ecclesiology
• endocrinology
• epistemology
• geochronology
• geomorphology
• hydrogeology
• kinesiology
• meteorology
• microbiology

Medical Definition

histopathology

noun

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

plural histopathologies

1

: 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