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histophysiology

American  
[his-tuh-fiz-ee-ol-uh-jee] / ˌhɪs təˌfɪz iˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

  1. the branch of physiology dealing with tissues.

Other Word Forms

  • histophysiological adjective

Etymology

Origin of histophysiology

First recorded in 1885–90; histo- + physiology

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The doers are Professor Jacques Benoit, who holds the chair of histophysiology in the Coll�ge de France and has studied the reproduction of ducks for 20 years, and Pierre Leroy, a Jesuit priest-biologist and refugee from Red China.

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