histopathology

English

Etymology

From histo- +‎ pathology.

Noun

histopathology (countable and uncountable, plural histopathologies)

1. (biology) The microscopic study of tissue, especially of abnormal tissue as a result of disease.

   Synonym: pathohistology

   Hypernyms: histology, pathology

   Holonym: cytohistopathology

   Coordinate terms: cytopathology (cells without tissue context); histology (often loosely synonymous)

Derived terms

• cytohistopathology
• dermatohistopathology
• histopathological
• histopathologist
• immunohistopathology
• neurohistopathology
• paleohistopathology

 

Translations

study of tissue

• Dutch: histopathologie (nl) f
• Finnish: histopatologia
• German: Histopathologie f
• Irish: histeapaiteolaíocht f
• Polish: histopatologia (pl) f
• Portuguese: histopatologia (pt) f

Anagrams

• pathohistology