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noun
The microscopic study of tissue, especially of abnormal tissue as a result of disease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
Synonyms: pathohistology
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: histology, pathology
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh2- Ancient Greek ῐ̔στός (hĭstós)bor. English histo- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logie French pathologiebor. English pathology English histopathology From histo- + pathology.
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