histochemistry

histochemistry

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his·to·chem·is·try -'kem-ə-strē n, pl -tries a science that combines the techniques of biochemistry and histology in the study of the chemical constitution of cells and tissues

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n.
the study of the identification and distribution of chemical compounds within and between cells, by means of stains, indicators, and light and electron microscopy.
histochemical adj.

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his·to·chem·is·try (his″to-kemґis-tre) the branch of histology which deals with the identification of chemical components in cells and tissues.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • histochemistry — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1860 a science that combines the techniques of biochemistry and histology in the study of the chemical constitution of cells and tissues • histochemical adjective • histochemically… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • histochemistry — n. [Gr. histos, tissue; chemeia, transmutation] The microscopic study of the chemical characteristics of tissues …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • histochemistry — Study of the chemical composition of tissues by means of specific staining reactions …   Dictionary of molecular biology

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  • histochemistry — n. scientific study of the chemical components of tissues …   English contemporary dictionary

  • histochemistry — noun the branch of science concerned with the chemical constituents of tissues and their study using stains, indicators, and microscopy. Derivatives histochemical adjective …   English new terms dictionary

  • histochemistry — his·to·chemistry …   English syllables

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