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n. (context biology English) The microscopic study of tissue, especially of abnormal tissue as a result of disease
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Histopathology (compound of three Greek words: histos "tissue", πάθος pathos "suffering", and -λογία -logia "study of") refers to the microscopic examination of tissue in order to study the manifestations of disease. Specifically, in clinical medicine, histopathology refers to the examination of a biopsy or surgical specimen by a pathologist, after the specimen has been processed and histological sections have been placed onto glass slides. In contrast, cytopathology examines free cells or tissue fragments.
Histopathology is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering diagnostic, research, and surgical pathology. It was established in 1977 and is published monthly by Wiley-Blackwell. It is currently edited by Alastair Burt. Histopathology is an international journal intended to be of practical value to surgical and diagnostic histopathologists, and to investigators of human disease who employ histopathological methods. The primary purpose is to publish advances in pathology, in particular those applicable to clinical practice and contributing to the better understanding of human disease.
Both the number of subscribers and the amount of papers accepted for publication have increased rapidly since Histopathology's launch in 1977. It publishes histopathological material having clinical application in the study of human disease and includes electron microscopic histochemical, immunological and supportive experimental studies where necessary. The readership consists of diagnostic histopathologists and researchers in the clinicopathological field.
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