histological

American  

[his-tl-oj-i-kuhl] / ˌhɪs tlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl /

Also histologic

adjective

1. Biology. of or relating to organic tissues or their structure.

   The diagnosis is based on clinical, histological, and radiological evaluation.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• histologically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of histological

histolog(y) ( def. ) + -ical ( def. )

Example Sentences

By carefully analyzing the behavior of rodents, they can infer whether PNE is causing neurological changes and the brain regions affected by it; this can later be confirmed through histological analyses.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2024

The companies said new data showed that Dupixent showed a significant histological remission of eosinophilic esophagitis in children 1 to 11 years old.

From Reuters • Oct. 11, 2022

The lacunae are randomly scattered throughout the tissue and the matrix takes on a milky or scrubbed appearance with routine histological stains.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

In its rebuttal of the claims, Neuralink acknowledged that two animals were put to death "at planned end dates to gather important histological data".

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2022

My study of histological sections of ventral epidermis indicates that the male does not possess a brood patch; the increased vascularization typical of the brood patch in females is not evident in males.

From Natural History of the Bell Vireo, Vireo bellii Audubon by Barlow, Jon C.