histochemIstry

[Pref. his to-, and Eng. chemistry.] (See extract.) "The special application of the facts of physiological and zoochemistry to the ti ues composing our frame constitutes what is called histochemistry." - Frey: Histology of Man (ed. Barker), p. 6. his-to-gěně-sis, s. [Pref. his to-, and English genesis.] Phys.: The science of the origin of ti ues. Histogenesis, which has of late years received much attention, really dates from Schumann's proof that the cell is the starting-point of all animal structures. He also indicated the mode of origin of the various ti ues from the cell. his-to-ge-net-Ic, a. [Pref. his to-, and English genetic.] Relating or pertaining to histogenesis (q. v.). his-to-gen-Ic, a. [Eng. histogen (y); -ic.] Ti ue-forming; contributing to the formation of ti ue.