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Definition of "histopathology" [histopathology]

  • The study of the microscopic anatomical changes in diseased tissue. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "histopathology" in a sentence
  • "To diagnose gluten sensitivity, Dr. Fasano relies on a few tests to rule out other causes while confirming the reaction negative immune-allergy tests to wheat, negative celiac serology, negative duodenal histopathology, presence of biomarkers of gluten immune-reaction."
  • "Odontogenic keratocysts of the jaws, proven by histopathology"
  • "In the cases of some 8 children - two thirds of the total - you changed normal histopathology results to abnormal results, in a so-called "research review", despite claiming that the series was merely a clinical report."