Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z histogeny Histogenesis. histogram A graphical display of numerical data in the form of upright bars, with the area of each bar representing frequency. histogramatic Relating to, or by means of a histogram histogramatically In a histogramatic manner histograming The construction of histograms histogrammed Represented in the form of a histogram. histogramming The construction of histograms. histograph Synonym of histogram. histographer one who describes or depicts organic tissues histographic Relating to histography histographical histographic histography The process of describing or creating pictures of biological tissues and cells. histohaematin One of a class of respiratory pigments, widely distributed in the animal kingdom, capable of ready oxidation and reduction. histoid Resembling the normal tissues of the body. histoimmunochemical histological and immunochemical histoimmunochemistry The application of histology to immunochemistry histoimmunofluorescence histological immunofluorescence histoimmunological histological and immunological histoimmunopathological histoimmunological and immunopathological histoincompatibility The property of being histoincompatible. histoincompatible Not histocompatible. histoknife A small, very sharp knife designed for the sectioning of biological specimens histolene The monoterpene hydrocarbon "p-mentha-1,8-diene" used as a cytological clearing agent histolocalization The localization of a compound in a specific tissue. histologic Of or pertaining to histology. histological Pertaining to histology. histologically In a histological manner. histologist One who studies histology. histology The study of the microscopic structure, chemical composition and function of the tissue or tissue systems of plants and animals. histolopathological histological and pathological histolysis breakdown of bodily tissues histolytic Related to, or causing, histolysis. histolytically By means of, or in terms of, histolysis. histolyze To cause or to undergo histolysis. histomechanical Relating to the mechanical properties of tissue histometric Relating to histometry histometry The measurement (or counting) of cells histomicrograph A histological micrograph histomicrotome A histological microtome histomolecular Relating to the molecules present in tissue histomonad Any protozoan of the genus Histomonas histomonal Relating to the histomonads histomoniasis A disease of birds, particularly chickens and turkeys, caused by parasitic infection with a protozoan, Histomonas meleagridis. histomonosis histomoniasis histomorphic Relating to histomorphology histomorphologic histomorphological histomorphological Of or pertaining to histomorphology. histomorphologically In a histomorphological manner. histomorphology The use of histology to study the morphology of cells histomorphometric Of or pertaining to histomorphometry histomorphometrically By means of histomorphometry. histomorphometrics Synonym of histomorphometry. histomorphometrist A person whose speciality is histomorphometry histomorphometry The study of the microscopic structure of tissue (especially by means of computer-assisted analysis of microphotographs) Histon A village in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4363). histone Any of various simple water-soluble proteins that are rich in the basic amino acids lysine and arginine and are complexed with DNA in the nucleosomes of eukaryotic chromatin. histoneurology Synonym of neurohistology. histonomy histology histoparaffin paraffin wax used in histology histopath Histopathology. histopathogenesis The origin and development of diseased tissue. histopathologic Of or pertaining to histopathology histopathological Of or pertaining to histopathology histopathologically In a histopathological manner histopathologist A person involved in histopathology. histopathology The microscopic study of tissue, especially of abnormal tissue as a result of disease. histopathomorphology histological pathomorphology histopathophysiological Relating to the pathophysiology of tissue histophenotype A histological phenotype histophyly The direct study of the evolution of the forms of biological cells and tissues rather than observation of its supposed ontogenic recapitulation. histophysiological Relating to histophysiology. histophysiology The physiology or study of the functions of the cells and tissues in health histoplanimetric Relating to histoplanimetry histoplanimetry The planimetry of tissue histoplasmin An extract of the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum used in immunological tests for histoplasmosis histoplasmoma An infectious granuloma of the lung caused by the parasitic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. histoplasmosis A lung disease caused by a fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum, often asymptomatic otherwise with symptoms similar to those of flu. histoplasmotic Of or relating to histoplasmosis. histopoiesis The formation and development of cells histoprocessing The processing of tissue samples histoprocessor A device that processes histological samples histoprognostic Relating to prognosis by examination of cells. histoquantification histological quantification histoquantitative histological and quantitative historadiography the radiography of soft tissue using long wavelength X-rays of low penetrating power historesin A histological resin historial Synonym of historical or historic. historian A writer of history. historianess A female historian. historiaster An inferior historian. historiated Adorned with decorative pictures that tell a story. historic Very important; noteworthy: having importance or significance in history. historical Of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history, (particularly) as opposed to legends, myths, and fictions. historicalist One who subscribes to the idea of historicalism. historicality The quality of being historical. historicalization The framing of something in an historical perspective. historically In a historic manner; with reference to history or the historical record. historicalness The quality of being historical. historicaster Synonym of historiaster (“an inferior historian”). historicentric Focused or based on history. historicide The erasure of history. historicism A theory that events are influenced by historical conditions, rather than by people. historicist Of or pertaining to historicism historicistic Of or relating to historicism. historicistically In terms of historicism. historicity Historical quality or authenticity based on fact. historicization The act or process of historicizing. historicize To treat from the perspective of history or historicism historicness The quality of being historic. historicocritical Of or relating to a form of literary criticism that aims to understand texts in their original historical context. historicocritically In a historicocritical fashion. historicocultural Relating to history and culture. historicodogmatic Relating to history and dogmatics. historicogeographic Relating to history and geography. historicogeographical Relating to history and geography. historicophilosophical Relating to history and philosophy. historicopolitical Relating to history and politics. historicoprophetic Relating to history and prophecy. historicoreligious Relating to history and religion. historied Having much history. historiette Synonym of storiette /storyette (“short story or tale”). historification The act or result of historifying. historify To record in or as history. historiograph A graphical representation of bibliometric data historiographer A scholar who studies historiography. historiographership The position or office of historiographer. historiographic Relating to the writing of history. historiographical Related to historiography historiographically In a historiographical manner; by means of a historiography. historiography The writing of history; a written history. historiola A spell which invokes a mythical narrative, asking for the events it describes or similar ones to be enacted (as found in some Greek, Egyptian and other inscriptions). historiological Relating to a historiology. historiology a discourse on history. historiometric Pertaining to historiometry. historiometrically In a historiometric manner historiometry A statistical assessment of historical figures or phenomena. historionomer historian or historiographer historiophilosophical Relating to history and philosophy. historiosophic Relating to historiosophy. historiosophical Relating to historiosophy. historiosophically In terms of historiosophy. historiosophy The philosophy of history. historious Involving or relating to history; historical. historism An influential 19th-century school of thought in historiography that rejected universalist and anachronistic explanations of historical developments and instead emphasized the idiosyncrasies and organic developments of each culture and time period, to be understood through critical interpretation of primary sources in the context of the unique conditions that produced them. historist A proponent of historism. historization The process of historizing. historize To relate as history. history The aggregate of past events, both unrecorded and recorded. historybounding Incorporating historical or historically-themed elements into one's fashion as everyday wear (not as cosplay or a costume). historyless Lacking history.