| Meaning | anatomist who specializes in the microscopic study of animal tissues. |
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| Instances | Golgi, Camillo Golgi | Italian histologist noted for work on the structure of the nervous system and for his discovery of Golgi bodies (1844-1926) |
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| Malpighi, Marcello Malpighi | Italian 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 Cajal | Spanish histologist noted for his work on the structure of the nervous system (1852-1934) |
| Schleiden, Matthias Schleiden, M. J. Schleiden | German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 formulated the cell theory (1804-1881) |
| Schwann, Theodor Schwann | German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 and 1839 identified the cell as the basic structure of plant and animal tissue (1810-1882) |
| Broader | anatomist | An expert in anatomy |
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| Catalan | històleg |
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| Nouns | histology | the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues |
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