histopathology
IPA/ˌhɪstəʊpəˈθɒlədʒi/
IPA/ˌhɪstəʊpəˈθɑːlədʒi/
histopathology — noun
1. the area of medicine that looks at tissue specimens under a microscope to diagno
1.名詞C1
釋義
the area of medicine that looks at tissue specimens under a microscope to diagnose disease or understand how disease changes the body's cells
例句
Dr. Chen's histopathology report showed that the small lump was not cancer.
collocation: histopathology report
Fatima chose histopathology as her specialty after watching a biopsy during training.
The hospital sent a skin sample to histopathology to check for signs of infection.
Priya handed the surgeon a histopathology report showing clean margins around the removed tumour.
Kenji spent the morning at the microscope, working through a stack of histopathology slides.
用法筆記
Used almost exclusively in medical and scientific settings. The adjective form is histopathological (e.g. histopathological examination).
常見錯誤
❌The pathology report looked at tissue under a microscope.' (when you mean the specific microscopic study).
✅The histopathology report looked at tissue under a microscope.
💡pathology is the wider field covering all aspects of disease; histopathology refers specifically to studying tissue samples through a microscope.