BusinessSeptember 6, 2026

histopathology

HIS-toe-puh-THAL-uh-jee

Definition

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), plus the suffix '-logia' (study of). It emerged in the late 19th century to describe the medical science of examining tissue samples under a microscope.

In the news

Elucid uses histopathology to validate its plaque-analysis software, providing a 'gold standard' biological baseline to prove the software's clinical accuracy.

Elucid Raises $55M as FFR-CT Awaits FDA Review

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