histopathologyn.
/ˌhɪstə(ʊ)pəˈθɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˌhɪstoʊpəˈθɑlədʒi/ The study of abnormal tissues, esp. by means of microscopic examination; a branch of pathology dealing with this. Also: microscopic examination, or the microscopic appearance, of abnormal tissue.
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loimography1706
morbid anatomy1793
toxicology1799
neuropathologya1834
physiopathology1853
histopathology1874
palaeopathology1893
pathobiology1900
pathophysiology1925
immunopathology1956
1874 Med. Times & Gaz. 28 Nov. 609/2 At the fifth table Dr. Herbert Major exhibited some of the results of his microscopic researches into cerebral histo-pathology.
1908 Practitioner Jan. 27 The histo-pathology of the lesions.
1966 G. P. Wright & W. S. Symmers Systemic Pathol. I. v. 265/1 In the earlier days of histopathology, although lymphocytic and lymphoblastic types of lymphosarcoma were recognized, various tumours were frequently confused with them.
2007 Guardian (Nexis) 19 May (Work section) 3 It was partly her desire to combine a career with a family that prompted Sheppard to specialise in histopathology.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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