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histopathology Definition

histo·pa·thol·ogy (his′tō pə t̸hälə jē)

noun

the study of the microscopic changes in tissues caused by disease

Etymology: histo- + pathology

histopathology Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: There is also full diagnostic and research laboratory support including histopathology, microbiology, proteomics and electron microscopy.
  • have: The research that was carried out was extensive and wide-ranging, for example: It identified that BSE had the histopathology of a TSE.

Converse of subject

  • confirm: In all cases, diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology.

Adjective modifier

  • diagnostic: Oral pathology, provides a specialist diagnostic histopathology reporting service.
  • general: Changes in the workload and levels of staffing in neurosurgery, neurology and general histopathology are therefore highly relevant to the practice of neuropathology.
  • postmortem: Postmortem histopathology from nearly fifty years ago demonstrated the consistent presence of poliovirus lesions in specific brain areas.
  • e.g.: You will need therefore to have Plan B ( e.g. general practice ) and a Plan C ( e.g. histopathology ).

Modifies a noun

  • department: The reasons for the problems with staffing in Histopathology departments are shown by the responses to the " Important issues questions " .
  • report: Histopathology reports of the primary tumor were available in all cases.
  • service: For some time a postal histopathology service for Malawi was provided for this unit.
  • training: Additional schools have been established to develop a national network of histopathology training schools.
  • laboratory: Please contact Chris Burton in the Histopathology Laboratory, Level 5 ( Laboratories Block ).
  • school: Additional schools have been established to develop a national network of histopathology training schools.

Noun used with modifier

  • lung: Furthermore, the development of characteristic lung histopathology in CF individuals is a gradual process that occurs over years.
  • cancer: There has also been significant involvement in a trans-Atlantic prostate cancer histopathology project, jointly with the Memorial Sloan Kettering Institute.

Preposition: of

  • disease: There is also expertise in the histopathology of diabetic peripheral nerve disease.
  • tissue: Practical work involves physiological experiments on these systems and histopathology of some tissues.