Meanings
nounhistopathology (countable and uncountable, plural histopathologies)
plural histopathologies
- countableuncountablebiologyThe microscopic study of tissue, especially of abnormal tissue as a result of disease.
Holonym: cytohistopathology
Synonyms: pathohistology
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe microscopic study of tissue, especially of abnormal tissue as a result of disease.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Ancient Greekῐ̔στός (hĭstós)
- Englishhisto-
- Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
- Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Frenchpathologie
- Englishpathology
- Englishhistopathology
Translations
Dutch histopathologie
- histopathologiestudy of tissue
Finnish histopatologia
- histopatologiastudy of tissue
German Histopathologie
- Histopathologiestudy of tissue
Irish histeapaiteolaíocht
- histeapaiteolaíochtstudy of tissue
Polish histopatologia
- histopatologiastudy of tissue
Portuguese histopatologia
- histopatologiastudy of tissue
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APA
histopathology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histopathology
MLA
“histopathology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histopathology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “histopathology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histopathology.
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