Histology
Histology is the study of the microscopic anatomy (microanatomy) of cells and tissues of plants and animals. It is commonly performed by examining cells and tissues under a light microscope or electron microscope, the specimen having been sectioned (cut into a thin cross section with a microtome), stained, and mounted on a microscope slide. Histological studies may be conducted using tissue culture, where live human or animal cells are isolated and maintained in an artificial environment for various research projects. The ability to visualize or differentially identify microscopic structures is frequently enhanced through the use of histological stains. Histology is an essential tool of biology and medicine.
Histopathology, the microscopic study of diseased tissue, is an important tool in anatomical pathology, since accurate diagnosis of cancer and other diseases usually requires histopathological examination of samples. Trained physicians, frequently licensed pathologists, are the personnel who perform histopathological examination and provide diagnostic information based on their observations. The trained personnel who prepare histological specimens for examination are histotechnicians, histotechnologists, histology technicians (HT), histology technologists (HTL), medical scientists, medical laboratory technicians, or biomedical scientists and Biomedical Science Support Workers. Their field of study is called histotechnology.
Histology (noun)
The study of the microscopic structure, chemical composition and function of the tissue or tissue systems of plants and animals.
Morphology (noun)
A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially:
Morphology (noun)
The study of the internal structure of morphemes (words and their semantic building blocks).
Morphology (noun)
The study of the form and structure of animals and plants.
Morphology (noun)
The study of the structure of rocks and landforms.
Morphology (noun)
The form and structure of something.
Morphology (noun)
A description of the form and structure of something.
Histology (noun)
the study of the microscopic structure of tissues.
Morphology (noun)
the study of the forms of things.
Morphology (noun)
the branch of biology that deals with the form of living organisms, and with relationships between their structures.
Morphology (noun)
the study of the forms of words, in particular inflected forms
“grammar is organized along two main dimensions: morphology and syntax”
“a generative approach to Italian morphology”
Morphology (noun)
a particular form, shape, or structure.