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histopathology

histopathology

1 9.3
The study and diagnosis of disease by looking at body tissue under a microscope
  • noun
  • /ˌhɪstəpəˈθɑlədʒi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : histopatología
  • Doctors used histopathology to identify the type of cancer present in the patient's biopsy.
  • confirmed by histopathology
  • Histopathology revealed
  • diagnosed on histopathology

Examples

  • Our final diagnosis was not established until we obtained the results of histopathology and other tests.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The mass was excised, and it was diagnosed on histopathology.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The rest of the cases were confirmed only by histopathology.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The final diagnosis was not established until after the postmastoidectomy histopathology report had been received.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The diagnosis is based on histopathology of cholecystectomy specimens.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Excisional biopsy was done, and the tissue was sent for histopathology.

    Academic text (2007)

  • There is no specific clinical manifestation of this disease apart from cholecystitis, with histopathology being the sole basis for the diagnosis.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The postoperative period was uneventful, and the histopathology report confirmed the diagnosis of lymphangioma.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Formal histopathology confirmed a left atrial myxoma without evidence of malignancy and clear surgical margins.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Finally, video-assisted thoracoscopic guided lung biopsy was taken, and the histopathology showed caseating granulomas suggestive of tubercular infection.

    Academic text (2007)

Synonyms

pathology
vshistopathology
  • Specialized
63 6.0

The study of diseases and a disease or other body problem

focuses on disease diagnosis by examining tissues under a microscope
histology
vshistopathology
  • Specialized
3 8.8

The study of the very small parts of plants and animals called tissues, often with a microscope

adds a diagnostic emphasis on disease rather than general structure study
histomorphology
vshistopathology
  • Specialized
9.9

A study of tissue structure seen under a microscope

focuses on diagnosing disease rather than just describing tissue form

How Microscopic

ultrastructure
  • Specialized
9.0
cytology
  • Specialized
1 8.1
histopathology
  • Specialized
1 9.3
histology
  • Specialized
3 8.8
anatomy
  • Specialized
96 3.8

Surface Forms

histopathology singular
histopathologies plural

Morphology

histopathology = pathology (opaque) = histo + pathology

The combining form 'histo-' (tissue) is a specialized medical element and not likely to be known by an average B1 learner, making the combined meaning technical and not directly inferable.

Etymology

Histopathology breaks into histo- 'tissue', patho- 'disease', and -logy 'study', the same -logy you find in 'biology'. So it means the study of diseased tissue, which is what doctors do when they look at tissue under a microscope to find illness.