histopathology

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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)

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