Cytology & Histology

Disease Histology

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Disease histology is the microscopic examination of biological tissues to observe the appearance of diseased cells and tissues in very fine detail. It is the study of microscopic changes or abnormalities in tissues that are caused as a result of diseases. Disease histology involves the examination of a biopsy ie a surgically removed sample taken from a patient for the purpose of detailed study, the removed sample is processed using special histological techniques and carefully prepared histological sections of the specimen have been on the slides and stained using histology stains ready for observation using a microscope.