histology
noun
his·tol·o·gy
hi-ˈstä-lə-jē 
plural histologies
1
: a branch of anatomy that deals with the minute structure of animal and plant tissues as discernible with the microscope
2
: tissue structure or organization
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Artificial intelligence is increasingly infused into many aspects of health care, from transcribing patient visits to detecting cancers and deciphering histology slides.
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Nicholas St. Fleur, STAT, 27 June 2024
Medical personnel is awaiting histology, biopsies, cultures, blood hematology and chemistry, and toxicology testing.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 14 June 2024
Researchers must consider skeletal anatomy, bone histology, the behavior of living relatives, and trace fossils, the new paper argues.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2024
While already established models include up to 100,000 slides, Fuchs said a model that can accurately assist pathologists and oncologists needs digitized histology slides in the millions.
—Nikolas Lanum, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2023
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Nicholas St. Fleur, STAT, 27 June 2024
Medical personnel is awaiting histology, biopsies, cultures, blood hematology and chemistry, and toxicology testing.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 14 June 2024
Researchers must consider skeletal anatomy, bone histology, the behavior of living relatives, and trace fossils, the new paper argues.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2024
While already established models include up to 100,000 slides, Fuchs said a model that can accurately assist pathologists and oncologists needs digitized histology slides in the millions.
—Nikolas Lanum, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2023
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histology
noun
his·tol·o·gy
his-ˈtäl-ə-jē
plural histologies
1
: a branch of anatomy that deals with the structure of animal and plant tissues as seen under a microscope
2
: tissue structure or organization
Medical Definition
histology
noun
his·tol·o·gy
his-ˈtäl-ə-jē
plural histologies
1
: a branch of anatomy that deals with the minute structure of animal and plant tissues as discernible with the microscope compare gross anatomy
2
: a treatise on histology
3
: tissue structure or organization
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