Definition of Histology. Meaning of Histology. Synonyms of Histology

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Definition of Histology

Histology
Histology His*tol"o*gy, n. [Gr. "isto`s tissue + -logy.] That branch of biological science, which treats of the minute (microscopic) structure of animal and vegetable tissues; -- called also histiology.

Meaning of Histology from wikipedia

- Histology, also known as microscopic anatomy or microanatomy, is the branch of biology that studies the microscopic anatomy of biological tissues. Histology...
- In the fields of histology, pathology, and cell biology, fixation is the preservation of biological tissues from decay due to autolysis or putrefaction...
- In histology, a lacuna is a small space, containing an osteocyte in bone, or chondrocyte in cartilage. The lacuna are situated between the lamellae, and...
- Effacement is the shortening, or thinning, of a tissue. It can refer to cervical effacement. It can also refer to a process occurring in podocytes in nephrotic...
- known as histology or, in connection with disease, as histopathology. Xavier Bichat is considered as the "Father of Histology". Plant histology is studied...
- In histopathology, hobnailing is the presence of smooth projections from an epithelial surface, which generally contain nuclei. Hobnailing is seen in clear...
- generally at the microscopic level. Stains and dyes are frequently used in histology (microscopic study of biological tissues), in cytology (microscopic study...
- Histology and Histopathology is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal publishing original and review articles in the fields of histology and histopathology...
- (nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium) 500× Histology of female urethra showing transitional epithelium Histology of sweat gland showing stratified cuboidal...
- A whorl (/wɜːrl/ or /wɔːrl/) is an individual circle, oval, volution or equivalent in a whorled pattern, which consists of a spiral or multiple concentric...