the study of the activity, function, etc. of body tissue
see also histology
Derived forms
histophysiological (ˌhistoˌphysioˈlogical)
adjective
histophysiology in American English
(ˌhɪstəˌfɪziˈɑlədʒi)
noun
the branch of physiology dealing with tissues
Derived forms
histophysiological (ˌhɪstəˌfɪziəˈlɑdʒɪkəl)
adjective
Word origin
[1885–90; histo- + physiology]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: foregut, lineup, roller coaster, toner, zoomhisto- is a combining form meaning “tissue,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix histo- include: histochemistry, histogen, histogram, histography, histosol