immunohistochemistry
/ˌɪmjʊnəʊˌhɪstəʊˈkɛmɪstri/ /ɪˌmjuːnəʊˌhɪstəʊˈkɛmɪstri/Medicine and Biology
noun
The application of immunological methods (such as immunofluorescence, immunoperoxidase, etc.) in histochemistry; the study of the constituents of tissues and cells using such methods. Also: the immunohistochemical characteristics of a cell or tissue type, cellular constituent, etc.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Journal of Cell Biology. From immuno- + histochemistry, after immunohistochemical.