immunohistochemical

adjective

im·mu·no·his·to·chem·i·cal ˌi-myə-nō-ˌhi-stō-ˈke-mi-kəl

i-ˌmyü-nō-

: of or relating to the application of histochemical and immunologic methods to chemical analysis of living cells and tissues

immunohistochemistry

ˌi-myə-nō-ˌhi-stō-ˈke-mə-strē

i-ˌmyü-nō-

noun

Examples of immunohistochemical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Human adult neurogenesis across the ages: An immunohistochemical study. —

Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 27 July 2016 The immunohistochemical stain that colors tau protein helped Danielsen see the invisible: tau staining around the blood vessels in a distribution characteristic of a C.T.E.-type pathology. —

New York Times, 1 Mar. 2022 Image: Immunohistochemical detection methods reveal fresh corpuscles (black arrows, figure C) in the blood around the arrow wound (white arrow, figure A) / Intensive Care Medicine. —

Brandon Keim, WIRED, 29 Jan. 2009

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Word History

Etymology

immuno- + histochemical

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of immunohistochemical was in 1953

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“Immunohistochemical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immunohistochemical. Accessed 7 Dec. 2023.

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