HISTOLOGY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does histology mean? 

• HISTOLOGY (noun)
  The noun HISTOLOGY has 1 sense:

1. the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues

  Familiarity information: HISTOLOGY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HISTOLOGY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("histology" is a kind of...):

microscopic anatomy (the study of microscopic structures of tissues and organs)

Domain member category:

staining ((histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study)

fixation; fixing ((histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body)

Derivation:

histologic; histological (of or relating to histology)

histologist (anatomist who specializes in the microscopic study of animal tissues)

 Context examples 

The INPC distinguishes favorable and unfavorable histology groups.

(International Neuroblastoma Pathology Classification, NCI Thesaurus)

The clinical course depends on the histology of the mural nodules.

(Ovarian Mucinous Cystic Tumor with Mural Nodules, NCI Thesaurus)

Malignant histology (cellular pleomorphism, hyperchromatic nuclei, prominent nucleoli, necrosis, and mitoses) can occasionally be seen.

(Carcinoid Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

A chemoimmunotherapy regimen consisting of carboplatin, paclitaxel and bevacizumab used to treat advanced stage, non-small cell lung cancer which is not of the squamous cell histology.

(carboplatin-Taxol-bevacizumab regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

The third edition of the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, published in 2000, used principally in tumor and cancer registries for coding the site (topography) and the histology (morphology) of neoplasms.

(International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition, NCI Thesaurus)

Involving the use of histology or histological techniques.

(Histologically, NCI Thesaurus)

A regimen consisting of vincristine and doxorubicin, administered after nephrectomy and used for the treatment of limited-stage Wilm's tumor with a favorable histology, including focal anaplastic disease.

(EE-4A Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

Despite benign histology, symptoms can be produced due to the location: increased intracranial pressure, endocrine abnormalities, cerebellar and/or brainstem compression.

(Benign Pineal Region Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A laboratory method in which the tissue from a histology slide is dissected under a microscope to procure specific cells or cell populations.

(Microdissection, NCI Thesaurus)

A regimen consisting of vincristine, dactinomycin and doxorubicin, administered on a pulse-intensive dosing schedule, given in combination with radiation therapy following nephrectomy and used as a treatment for clear cell sarcoma of the kidney (CCSK) as well as advanced-stage Wilm's tumor with a favorable histology, including focal anaplastic disease.

(DD-4A Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)