histology

== English == === Alternative forms === histiology (dated) === Etymology === From histo- +‎ -logy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɪsˈtɒləd͡ʒi/ === Noun === histology (countable and uncountable, plural histologies) (biology) The study of the microscopic structure, chemical composition and function of the tissue or tissue systems of plants and animals. Hypernym: biology Holonym: cytohistology Coordinate term: cytology (cells without tissue context) (often in medicine) Histopathology. Hypernyms: biology, biomedicine, medicine, pathology Holonyms: cytohistology, cytohistopathology Coordinate term: cytology (cells without tissue context) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====