First Known Use: circa 1847
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histology
noun his·tol·o·gy \his-ˈtä-lə-jē\
plural his·tol·o·gies
Definition of HISTOLOGY
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 organization
— his·to·log·i·cal \ˌhis-tə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ or his·to·log·ic \-ˈlä-jik\ adjective
— his·to·log·i·cal·ly \-ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
— his·tol·o·gist \his-ˈtä-lə-jist\ noun
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Origin of HISTOLOGY
French histologie, from hist- + -logie -logy
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Rhymes with HISTOLOGY
andrology, anthology, apology, astrology, biology, bryology, cetology, Christology, chronology, conchology, cosmology, cryptology, cytology, dendrology, doxology, ecology, enology, ethnology, ethology, fetology, garbology, gemology, geology, graphology, haplology, homology, horology, hydrology, hymnology, Indology, limnology, lithology, mixology, morphology, mycology, myology, mythology, necrology, nephrology, neurology, nosology, oncology, ontology, oology, pathology, pedology, penology, petrology, phlebology, phonology, phrenology, phycology, proctology, psychology, scatology, seismology, serology, sexology, sinology, symbology, tautology, technology, tetralogy, theology, topology, trichology, typology, ufology, urology, virology, zoology
Medical Dictionary
histology
noun his·tol·o·gy \his-ˈtäl-ə-jē\
plural his·tol·o·gies
Medical Definition of HISTOLOGY
1
: a branch of anatomy that deals with the minute structure of animal and plant tissues as discernible with the microscope—compare gross anatomy
2
: a treatise on histology
3
: tissue structure or organization
—his·to·log·i·cal \ˌhis-tə-ˈläj-i-kəl\ or his·to·log·ic \-ˈläj-ik\ adjective
—his·to·log·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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