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Histology
The study of the microscopic structure, chemical composition and function of the tissue or tissue systems of plants and animals.
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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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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| microanatomynoun | Microscopic anatomy: the anatomy of minuscule structures, at microscopic scale. |
| cell biology | (also cellular biology or cytology) a branch of biology that studies the structure, function, and behavior of cells. |
| cytologynoun | (biology) The study of cells. |
| histochemistrynoun | (biology, chemistry) The branch of histology dealing with the chemistry of cells and tissues. |
| histopathologynoun | (biology) The microscopic study of tissue, especially of abnormal tissue as a result of disease. |
| microscopic anatomynoun | the study of microscopic structures of tissues and organs |
| histotechnologynoun | The preparation of tissue for examination under a microscope, as a field of study and practice |
| organographynoun | (biology) The scientific description of the structure and function of the organs of living organisms. |
| micromorphologynoun | microstructure |
| histiologynoun | (dated) Alternative form of histology. [(biology) The study of the microscopic structure, chemical composition and function of the tissue or tissue systems of plants and animals.] |
| pathological histologynoun | The study of the microscopic structure of living tissue (histology) of diseased tissue (as opposed to normal histology which studies the histology of healthy tissues). |
| histonomynoun | The science that deals with organic tissues and their formation, development, and functions. |
| osteohistologynoun | (biology) The study of the microscopic structure, chemical composition and function of bone |
| organologynoun | (music) The study of musical instruments in relation to history, culture, and construction. |
| histophysiologynoun | The physiology or study of the functions of the cells and tissues in health |
| stoichiologynoun | The part of physiology that deals with the elements, or principles, composing animal tissues. |
| morphologynoun | (linguistics) The study of the internal structure of morphemes (words and their semantic building blocks). |
| phytologynoun | (biology) the study of plants; botany |
| pathoanatomynoun | The study of the causes of disease based on the examination of organs and tissues. |
| phytochemistrynoun | (biochemistry, botany) The scientific study of the chemicals found in plants. |
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