How to Use histology in a Sentence

histology

noun
  • To study the anatomy of the brain, Schnitzlein’s lab employed a centuries-old technique: tissue histology.
    Lynne Parenti, Smithsonian, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Stage, grade, time since diagnosis, and histology can be entered to compute how many people survive for up to five years.
    Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 15 Jan. 2020
  • The corpse was sent to Kansas State University where a necropsy and histology, which analyzes body tissue at a microscopic level, will attempt to determine the cause of death, the zoo said.
    Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 1 Oct. 2019
  • Thankfully, Maisy has fully recovered following the cancer scare and a histology report has shown no signs of cancer.
    Fox News, 20 Apr. 2018
  • The coroner's office had been waiting on histology reports before making a ruling in Garrion's death, according to Sefton.
    Becky Jacobs, Post-Tribune, 9 June 2017
  • French physician Xavier Bichat, considered the father of histology and tissue pathology, was the first person to look deeper than the organs, dissecting the organs and analyzing the tissues that comprised them.
    Maude Campbell, Popular Mechanics, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Interested in research more than treatment, Cajal turned to histology, or cell theory, a discipline that had flowered since the introduction of powerful microscopes in the 1830s.
    Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2018
  • Histology, according to Sefton, is similar to toxicology tests the coroner runs on adults, but since children are less likely to have substances in their systems, histology is another test the office can run to help determine a manner of death.
    Becky Jacobs, Post-Tribune, 9 June 2017
  • The old pillars of medical school — pathology, anatomy, histology and pharmacology — are now woven into courses organized by organ system.
    Gary Robbins, sandiegouniontribune.com, 18 Mar. 2018
  • A final ruling on the cause and manner of Lesley's death is pending the results of toxicology, neuropathology, histology and microbiology examinations.
    Haley Hansen, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2017
  • Cardiac pathology, neuropathology, toxicology and histology testing are still necessary to determine the cause of death, according to the Medical Examiners Office.
    Chloe Melas, CNN, 9 Dec. 2019
  • Those studies include cardiac pathology, neuropathology, toxicology and histology.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 16 Dec. 2019
  • Additional studies include cardiac pathology, neuropathology, toxicology and histology.
    Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2019

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