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Histology   Listen
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Histology  n.  That branch of biological science, which treats of the minute (microscopic) structure of animal and vegetable tissues; called also histiology.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Histology" Quotes from Famous Books



... a stagnant pond. In any case the impulse is to investigate the form and structure as far as the means at one's disposal will permit. Such a study of structure constitutes "Morphology," which includes two departments,—gross anatomy, or a general study of the parts; and minute anatomy, or "Histology," in which a microscopic examination is made of the structure of the different parts. A special department of Morphology called "Embryology" is often recognized. This embraces a study of the development of the organism from ...
— Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany - For High Schools and Elementary College Courses • Douglas Houghton Campbell



Words linked to "Histology" :   fixing, microscopic anatomy, fixation



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