Definition

Relating to the study of the microscopic structure of tissues and cells in disease.

Example

The histopathologic examination revealed significant changes in the tissue samples.

Conversation

I heard you got a new job in the medical field, right?

Yeah, I'm working in a lab focusing on histopathologic studies.

That sounds interesting! What does that involve?

Basically, I analyze tissue samples to help diagnose diseases.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Histopathologic → It is formed from "histo-" (from Greek "histos", meaning tissue) and "pathologic" (from Greek "pathos", meaning suffering or disease, and "logia", meaning study). The word refers to the study of tissue changes caused by disease.

Memory Tip

Think of 'tissue' ('histo-') being studied for 'disease' ('pathologic') — that's what histopathologic means.

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