HealthAugust 22, 2026

histopathological

HIS-toe-pah-tho-LOJ-ih-kul

Definition

Relating to the microscopic examination of diseased tissue to study the manifestations of a disease.

Etymology

Derived from the Greek words 'histos' (tissue) and 'pathos' (suffering or disease), combined with '-logy' (the study of) and the suffix '-ical' to indicate its role as an adjective.

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The term is used to describe the slides pathologists examine to identify cancer, emphasizing the labor-intensive nature of this task that AI is intended to assist with.

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