neurohistology

neurohistology

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neu·ro·his·tol·o·gy -ə-jē n, pl -gies a branch of histology concerned with the nervous system
neu·ro·his·to·log·i·cal -.his-tə-'läj-i-kəl also neu·ro·his·to·log·ic -'läj-ik adj

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neu·ro·his·tol·o·gy (noor″o-his-tolґə-je) the histology of the nervous system.

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