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Histologist
A histologist is able to identify abnormal cells that represent disease because he/she is familiar with how normal and abnormal cells should appear under a microscope. Histologist is also known as microanatomist. Histologist comes from the Greek word "histos" meaning "tissue," and the Greek word "logos" meaning "study." Put the words together and you get "study (of) tissue."
A medical scientist that specializes in histology. Histology is the science concerned with the identification of the structure of cells, tissues, and organs in relation to their function. A microscope is used to make the identification of the structure of cells, tissues, and organs. The main use of histology in medicine is to identify the type of disease present in patients. This often involves a biopsy, in which the cells are analyzed for abnormalities. A biopsy is the process of removing living tissue or cells from organs or other body parts of patients for examination under a microscope or in a culture to help make a diagnosis, follow the course of a disease, or estimate a prognosis.
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