SYN: cytochemistry.
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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.