histologist

8.5

A person who studies body tissues under a microscope

noun
/hɪˈstɑlədʒɪst/

Specialized

: histólogo

The histologist examined the stained tissue samples under the microscope for signs of disease.

Examples

Medical schools often require aspiring histologists to master both practical and theoretical aspects of tissue analysis.
As a histologist, she contributed vital insights on cell changes in cancerous tissues.
The histologist examined the tissue samples carefully.
Many histologists work in research laboratories.
The histologist examined the stained tissue samples under the microscope for signs of disease.
As a histologist, she contributed vital insights on cell changes in cancerous tissues.
Medical schools often require aspiring histologists to master both practical and theoretical aspects of tissue analysis.

Surface Forms

histologist singular

histologists plural

Morphology

histologist = histology (transparent) = histology + ist

Formed from the noun 'histology' plus the agentive suffix '-ist'; meaning 'a person who studies histology' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Histologist comes from the Greek root histo- meaning 'tissue' and the ending -logist meaning someone who 'studies', like in biologist or geologist, and this gives an easy memory link. So a histologist is a scientist who studies the tiny parts of body tissue, often using a microscope.