HyperDic: histologist

English > 1 sense of the word histologist:
NOUNperson histologistanatomist who specializes in the microscopic study of animal tissues
English > histologist: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaninganatomist who specializes in the microscopic study of animal tissues.
InstancesGolgi, Camillo GolgiItalian histologist noted for work on the structure of the nervous system and for his discovery of Golgi bodies (1844-1926)
Malpighi, Marcello MalpighiItalian anatomist who was the first to use a microscope to study anatomy and was among the first to recognize cells in animals (1628-1694)
Ramon y Cajal, Santiago Ramon y CajalSpanish histologist noted for his work on the structure of the nervous system (1852-1934)
Schleiden, Matthias Schleiden, M. J. SchleidenGerman physiologist and histologist who in 1838 formulated the cell theory (1804-1881)
Schwann, Theodor SchwannGerman physiologist and histologist who in 1838 and 1839 identified the cell as the basic structure of plant and animal tissue (1810-1882)
BroaderanatomistAn expert in anatomy
Catalanhistòleg
Nounshistologythe branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues

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