HISTOLOGICAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does histological mean? 

• HISTOLOGICAL (adjective)
  The adjective HISTOLOGICAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to histology

  Familiarity information: HISTOLOGICAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HISTOLOGICAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to histology

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

histologic; histological

Pertainym:

histology (the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues)

Derivation:

histology (the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues)

 Context examples 

Laboratory techniques required for preparation of tissues for light microscopy/histological analysis to study the microscopic structure of animal tissues, including their cellular composition, origin, differentiation, function and arrangement into organs.

(Microtechnique, NCI Thesaurus)

The most frequent histological variant of diffuse astrocytoma.

(Fibrillary Astrocytoma, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)

The Experimental Pathology and Histopathology Shared Resource provides Cancer Center investigators with support in the histopathology services including animal necropsies, routine and special histological preparations, histopathologic evaluation, and assistance in experimental design.

(Experimental Pathology and Histopathology Shared Resource, NCI Thesaurus)

A histological procedure, which is used for localization of RNA and DNA.

(Methyl Green Pyronine Staining Method, NCI Thesaurus)

Dr. Latour’s team imaged the brain with a more powerful MRI scanner and conducted detailed histological analysis, allowing the pathology underlying the traumatic microbleeds to be better described.

(Microbleeds may worsen outcome after head injury, National Institutes of Health)

Serologic evidence with minimal histological changes in the intestinal mucosa are noted.

(Latent Celiac Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

Involving the use of histology or histological techniques.

(Histologically, NCI Thesaurus)

The In Situ Hybridization Shared Resource provides Cancer Center investigators with histological review and interpretation of immunohistochemical and in situ hybridization studies of human and experimental animal solid tumor specimens.

(In Situ Hybridization Shared Resource, NCI Thesaurus)

Key histological features include perivascular pseudorosettes and ependymal rosettes.

(Ependymoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A group of at least three distinct histological types of lung cancer, including squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and large cell carcinoma.

(Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)