histopathology

American  

[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.

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histopathology British  

/ ˌhɪstəʊpəˈθɒlədʒɪ, ˌhɪstəʊˌpæθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

1. the study of the microscopic structure of diseased tissues

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Other Word Forms

• histopathologic adjective
• histopathological adjective
• histopathologist noun

Etymology

Origin of histopathology

First recorded in 1895–1900; histo- + pathology

Example Sentences

Mathematics, histopathology and genomics converge to confirm that the most aggressive clear cell renal cell carcinomas display low levels of intratumour heterogeneity, i.e. they contain fewer distinct cell types.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023

“The medical team on-hand did indicate that the placenta appeared abnormal. We will be sending tissues for histopathology to glean more information, but those results will be many weeks to come,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2021

He specialised in histopathology, or diseases of the tissue, and trained at the Royal Free hospital and London’s School of Medicine.

From The Guardian • Apr. 16, 2020

The groom’s mother, who is retired, was a biomedical scientist in the histopathology laboratory at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in Aberdeen, Scotland.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2018

Introduction to the histology and histopathology of the nervous system.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1951 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office