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HISTOLOGIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to histology
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
histology (the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues)
Derivation:
histology (the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues)
Context examples:
Histologic variants include adenocarcinoma of the intestinal type, clear cell adenocarcinoma, mucinous adenocarcinoma, papillary adenocarcinoma, and signet ring adenocarcinoma.
(Gallbladder Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
The use of the same name in the 2 species seems appropriate because of highly similar histologic, cytologic, phenotypic, and molecular features; Occurrence: Uncommon spontaneous neoplasm of inbred mice.
(Mouse Precursor B Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma and Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
A histologic variant of solid/multicystic ameloblastoma characterized by the presence of odontogenic epithelial islands in a fibrotic stroma.
(Follicular Ameloblastoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Histologic variants include biphasic, epithelioid, sarcomatoid, and desmoplastic mesothelioma.
(Diffuse Malignant Mesothelioma, NCI Thesaurus)
A liposarcoma of any histologic subtype mixed with a non-lipomatous, high grade sarcomatous component.
(Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A numeric representation combining three histologic reporting elements, tubule formation, nuclear pleomorphism and mitotic count, to determine the grade of breast cancer.
(Nottingham Score, NCI Thesaurus)
There are two histologic variants recognized: the hyaline-vascular type and the plasma cell type.
(Angiofollicular Lymphoid Hyperplasia, NCI Thesaurus)
OPTIC NERVE GLIOMA is the most common histologic type.
(Optic Nerve Neoplasm, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The papillary histologic variant occurs virtually exclusively in adults.
(Adult Craniopharyngioma, NCI Thesaurus)
The tumor is composed of woven bone trabeculae and shares similar histologic characteristics with the osteoid osteoma.
(Osteoblastoma, NCI Thesaurus)
