histology
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1. the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | microscopic anatomy, |
| definition | : | the study of microscopic structures of tissues and organs (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | staining, |
| definition | : | (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | fixation, fixing, |
| definition | : | (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | histologist, |
| definition | : | anatomist who specializes in the microscopic study of animal tissues (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | histologist, |
| definition | : | anatomist who specializes in the microscopic study of animal tissues (noun.person) |
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