Meanings
nounimmunohistochemistry (countable and uncountable, plural immunohistochemistries)
plural immunohistochemistries · alternative initialism IHC
- countableuncountablebiologyThe analytical process of finding proteins in cells of a tissue microtome section exploiting the principle of antibodies binding specifically to antigens in biological tissues.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-
- Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
- Proto-Italic*moinos
- Latinmūnus
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Latinin- -is
- Latinimmūnis
- Middle Frenchimmun
- Englishimmune
- Englishimmuno-
- Englishhistochemistry
- Englishimmunohistochemistry
From immuno- + histochemistry.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 免疫組織化學 /免疫组织化学
- 免疫組織化學 /免疫组织化学 (miǎnyì zǔzhī huàxué)process of finding proteins in cells of a tissue
Finnish immunohistokemia
- immunohistokemiaprocess of finding proteins in cells of a tissue
Portuguese imuno-histoquímica
- imuno-histoquímicaprocess of finding proteins in cells of a tissue
Spanish inmunohistoquímica
- inmunohistoquímicaprocess of finding proteins in cells of a tissue
Vietnamese hoá mô miễn dịch
- hoá mô miễn dịchprocess of finding proteins in cells of a tissue
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Cite this entry
APA
immunohistochemistry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunohistochemistry
MLA
“immunohistochemistry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunohistochemistry. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “immunohistochemistry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunohistochemistry.
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