IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does immunohistochemistry mean? 

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

1. an assay that shows specific antigens in tissues by the use of markers that are either fluorescent dyes or enzymes (such as horseradish peroxidase)

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An assay that shows specific antigens in tissues by the use of markers that are either fluorescent dyes or enzymes (such as horseradish peroxidase)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

assay (a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.)

 Context examples 

Immunohistochemistry is used to help diagnose diseases, such as cancer, and to detect the presence of microorganisms.

(Immunohistochemistry, NCI Dictionary)

In Situ Hybridization staining is an immunohistochemistry staining procedure which allows the demonstration of specific nucleic acid sequences (genes) in their cellular environment.

(In Situ Hybridization Staining Method, NCI Thesaurus)

A laboratory procedure that combines the sequence-specific detection aspects of FISH with the simple detection methods of immunohistochemistry.

(Chromogenic In Situ Hybridization, NCI Thesaurus)

Invasive embryonal neoplasm of the pineal gland showing neuronal differentiation histologically (Homer-Wright and/or Flexner-Wintersteiner rosette formation) by immunohistochemistry (synaptophysin, chromogranin, or NSE expression), or by electron microscopy (dense core vesicles and microtubules).

(Mouse Pineoblastoma, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

A regional lymph node TNM finding indicating that there is no evidence of regional lymph node metastasis histologically, and immunohistochemistry is negative.

(N0 (i-) Stage Finding, NCI Thesaurus)

A regional lymph node TNM finding indicating that there are malignant cells in regional lymph node(s) no greater than 0.2 mm and are detected by hematoxylin and eosin stain or immunohistochemistry.

(N0 (i+) Stage Finding, NCI Thesaurus)

Invasive embryonal neoplasm of the cerebellum showing neuronal differentiation histologically (Homer-Wright and/or Flexner-Wintersteiner rosette formation) by immunohistochemistry (synaptophysin, chromogranin, or NSE expression), or by electron microscopy (dense core vesicles and microtubules).

(Mouse Medulloblastoma, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

A regional lymph node TNM finding indicating that there is no evidence of regional lymph node metastasis histologically and by immunohistochemistry, but the molecular analysis (RT-PCR) is positive.

(N0 (mol+) Stage Finding, NCI Thesaurus)

Unlike mammosomatotroph adenomas, these two hormones are not localized in the same cell by immunohistochemistry.

(Mixed Somatotroph-Lactotroph Pituitary Gland Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Further examination using special stains and/or immunohistochemistry is required to appropriately classify this tumor.

(Clear Cell Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)