Medical Dictionary

stereology

noun ste·re·ol·o·gy \ˌster-ē-ˈäl-ə-jē, ˌstir-\
plural ste·re·ol·o·gies

Medical Definition of STEREOLOGY

:  a branch of science concerned with inferring the three-dimensional properties of objects or matter ordinarily observed two-dimensionally
ste·reo·log·i·cal \-ē-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl\ also ste·reo·log·ic \-ˈläj-ik\ adjective
ste·reo·log·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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