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

Histological analysis ultimately revealed that the cardiac grafts were mature and properly connected to pre-existing existing tissue, cementing the results of previous observations.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2024

Histological reconstructions showed that the tip of the microendoscope generally lay in the lateral amygdala.

From Nature • Mar. 21, 2017

Seaton, H. L. and Gray, G. F. Histological study of tissues from greenhouse tomatoes affected by blotchy ripening.

From The Tomato by Work, Paul

Histological preparations were fixed in ten per cent formalin or Bouin's fluid, embedded in paraffin, and stained with hematoxalin and eosin.

From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by Legler, John M.

Professor of Physiology in the University of Edinburgh; Editor of the Histological Portion of Quain's 'Anatomy'.

From Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast by Sutherland, George