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The study of the microscopic structure, chemical composition and function of the tissue or tissue systems of plants and animals
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Histology — His*tol o*gy, n. [Gr. isto s tissue + logy.] That branch of biological science, which treats of the minute (microscopic) structure of animal and vegetable tissues; called also {histiology}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
histology — study of organic tissues, 1847, from HISTO (Cf. histo ) + OLOGY (Cf. ology) … Etymology dictionary
histology — [his täl′ə jē] n. [ HISTO + LOGY] 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 histologic [his΄tə läj′ik] adj.… … English World dictionary
Histology — Not to be confused with Historiography. A stained histologic specimen, sandwiched between a glass microscope slide and coverslip, mounted on the stage of a light microscope … Wikipedia
Histology — The study of the form of structures seen under the microscope. Also called microscopic anatomy, as opposed to gross anatomy which involves structures that can be observed with the naked eye. Traditionally, both gross anatomy and histology… … Medical dictionary
histology — histological /his tl oj i keuhl/, histologic, adj. histologically, adv. /hi stol euh jee/, n. 1. the branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues. 2. the structure, esp. the microscopic structure, of organic tissues. [1840 50; HISTO +… … Universalium
histology — histologija statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Mokslas, tiriantis daugialąsčių gyvūnų audinių sandarą ir funkcijas. atitikmenys: angl. histology rus. гистология … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Histology Group of Victoria — History. Over the years there have been several versions of the AIMS (Australian Institute of Medical Scientists) Histology Discussion group, and for various reasons these have all had limited life spans. The current Histology Group of Victoria… … Wikipedia
histology — noun (plural gies) Etymology: French histologie, from hist + logie logy Date: circa 1847 1. a branch of anatomy that deals with the minute structure of animal and plant tissues as discernible with the microscope 2. tissue structure or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
histology — the study of tissues … Dictionary of ichthyology
histology — n. [Gr. histos, tissue; logos, discourse] The microscopic study of the detailed structure of the organs and tissues of organisms … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
