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Hush; be silent; -- a signal for silence. Milton.

Same as Histology.

The formation and development of organic tissues; histogeny; -- the opposite of histolysis.

Tissue-producing; connected with the formation and development of the organic tissues.

Same as Histogenesis. Dunglison.

One who describes organic tissues; an histologist.

Of or pertaining to histography.

A description of, or treatise on, organic tissues.

One of a class of respiratory pigments, widely distributed in the animal kingdom, capable of ready oxidation and reduction.

Resembling the normal tissues; as, histoid tumors.

Pertaining to histology, or to the microscopic structure of the tissues of living organisms. -- His`to*log"ic*al*ly, adv.

One versed in histology.

ats of the minute (microscopic) structure of animal and vegetable tissues; -- called also histiology.

The decay and dissolution of the organic tissues and of the blood.

Of or pertaining to histolysis, or the degeneration of tissues.

The science which treats of the laws relating to organic tissues, their formation, development, functions, etc.

The tribal history of cells, a division of morphophyly. Haeckel.

Historical. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A writer of history; a chronicler; an annalist. Even the historian takes great liberties with facts. Sir J. Reynolds.

Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; the historic page. -- His*tor"ic*al*ness, n. -- His*to*ric"i*ty, n. There warriors frowning in historic brass. Pope. Historical painting, that branch of painting which represents the events of history. -- Historical sense, that meanin…