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Cytopathology vs Histopathology - What's the difference?

cytopathology | histopathology |

As nouns the difference between cytopathology and histopathology

is that cytopathology is the branch of pathology that deals with abnormalities of cells while histopathology is the microscopic study of tissue, especially of abnormal tissue as a result of disease.

cytopathology

English

(wikipedia cytopathology)

Noun

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  • (cytology, pathology) The branch of pathology that deals with abnormalities of cells.

    • See also

    * exfoliative cytology

    histopathology

    English

    (wikipedia histopathology)

    Noun

  • (biology) The microscopic study of tissue, especially of abnormal tissue as a result of disease