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histologist

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who studies histology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

anatomist who specializes in the microscopic study of animal tissues

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: anatomist

Narrower terms: Golgi, Camillo Golgi, Malpighi, Marcello Malpighi, Ramon y Cajal, Santiago Ramon y Cajal, Schleiden, Matthias Schleiden, M. J. Schleiden, Schwann, Theodor Schwann

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English histology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English histologist From histology + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: històleg — one who studies histology
  • Catalan: històloga — one who studies histology
  • French: histologiste — one who studies histology
  • German: Histologe — one who studies histology
  • German: Histologin — one who studies histology
  • Irish: histeolaí — one who studies histology
  • Slovak: histológ — one who studies histology
  • Slovak: histologička — one who studies histology
  • Volapük: histunavan — one who studies histology
  • Volapük: hihistunavan — one who studies histology
  • Volapük: jihistunavan — one who studies histology