Meaning | The branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues. |
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Category of | fixation, fixing | (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body |
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staining | (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study |
Broader | microscopic anatomy | The study of microscopic structures of tissues and organs |
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Spanish | histología |
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Catalan | histologia |
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Adjectives | histological, histologic | of or relating to histology |
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Nouns | histologist | anatomist who specializes in the microscopic study of animal tissues |
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