Pronunciation: his- ' tä-l ə -j ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: 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 \ ˌ his-t ə - ' lä-ji-k ə l \ or his · to · log · ic \ - ' lä-jik \ adjective
– his · to · log · i · cal · ly \ -ji-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb
– his · tol · o · gist \ his- ' tä-l ə -jist \ noun