noun
- The study of the microscopic structure of diseased tissues, especially to diagnose disease.
Usage: medical/scientific field; uncountable noun
Examples
- The pathologist used histopathology to examine the biopsy sample under a microscope.
- Histopathology revealed that the tumor was benign, not cancerous.
- Medical students learn histopathology to identify abnormal cellular changes in tissue samples.
- The diagnosis was confirmed through histopathology after the surgical removal of the lesion.
- Advances in histopathology have improved the accuracy of disease detection.