Histopathology


[his-toh-puh-thol-uh-jee] /ˌhɪs toʊ pəˈθɒl ə dʒi/

noun
1.
the science dealing with the histological structure of abnormal or diseased tissue; pathological histology.
/ˌhɪstəʊpəˈθɒlədʒɪ/
noun
1.
the study of the microscopic structure of diseased tissues

histopathology his·to·pa·thol·o·gy (hĭs’tō-pə-thŏl’ə-jē, -pā-)
n.
The science concerned with the cytologic and histologic structure of abnormal or diseased tissue.

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