HISTOLOGY


Meaning of HISTOLOGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ his-ˈtä-lə-jē ]

noun

( plural -gies )

Etymology: French histologie, from hist- + -logie -logy

Date: circa 1847

1. : a branch of anatomy that deals with the minute structure of animal and plant tissues as discernible with the microscope

2. : tissue structure or organization

• his·to·log·i·cal ˌhis-tə-ˈlä-ji-kəl or his·to·log·ic -ˈlä-jik adjective

• his·to·log·i·cal·ly -ji-k(ə-)lē adverb

• his·tol·o·gist his-ˈtä-lə-jist noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.