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histology Definition

his·tol·ogy (his täl′ə jē)

noun

  1. the branch of biology concerned with the microscopic study of the structure of tissues
  2. the tissue structure of an organism or part, as revealed by microscopic study

Etymology: histo- + -logy

histology Related Forms
his·to·log·ic (his′tə läj′ik) adjective or his′·to·log′i·cal his′·to·log′i·cally adverb his·tol′o·gist noun
histology Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • tissue: You will learn about anatomical structure including the histology of the major tissues.

Converse of object

  • include: You will learn about anatomical structure including the histology of the major tissues.
  • have: All three CR patients had the histology of endometrioid carcinoma with the tumors located in the pelvis.
  • show: Click Here Further Details Histology of the Nervous System This page contains 40 different slides showing the histology of the nervous system.

Adjective modifier

  • functional: Wheater's Functional Histology - A Text & Color Atlas 4th edition Churchill Livingstone 1999.
  • normal: The prevalence odds of precancerous lesions were compared with the odds of normal histology or SG.
  • endometrial: Review The review focused on observational studies in which hysteroscopy was compared with results of the reference standard of endometrial histology.
  • favorable: Biopsy of the mass was consistent with Wilms tumor with favorable histology.
  • human: This database contains thumbnail images of human histology covering the main human body systems.
  • oral: Oral histology and embryology are the sciences most relevant to the understanding of clinical oral manifestations.

Modifies a noun

  • section: MLAs are being trained to cut histology sections at Salisbury District general Hospital.
  • image: The site consists of a collection of histology course materials which include annotated histology images and brief anatomical descriptions.
  • report: A histology report must be faxed with the referral to 0161 446 8386.
  • laboratory: This site contains a collection of color images taken from the histology laboratory sessions at the School of Veterinary Medicine.
  • study: This resource introduces the equipment and techniques necessary for microscopy and histology studies.
  • atlas: Also available is the Histology Atlas of the mouse mammary gland.

Noun used with modifier

  • liver: Liver histology showed extensive extramedullary erythropoiesis and cholestasis but no evidence of metastatic disease ( Fig.
  • cell: Signet ring cell histology did not impact survival in our group of largely advanced gastric cancer cases.
  • tumor: Data were obtained on clinical presentation, tumor histology, tumor marker levels and clinical course.
  • tumor: Patient prognosis and survival was best predicted by tumor histology.