histotype

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noun

Any of a range of tissue types that arise during the growth of a tumour.

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Meanings

nounhistotype (plural histotypes)

plural histotypes

  1. biologyAny of a range of tissue types that arise during the growth of a tumour.

Origin

From histo- + type.

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APA

histotype. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histotype

MLA

“histotype.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histotype. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “histotype,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histotype.

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