histophysiology

[his-tuh-fiz-ee-ol-uh-jee]

noun

1. the branch of physiology dealing with tissues.

Other Word Forms

• histophysiological adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of histophysiology¹

First recorded in 1885–90; histo- + physiology

Example Sentences

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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