Histopathology vs. Cytopathology

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

the study of changes in tissues caused by disease.

Histopathology (compound of three Greek words: ἱστός histos , πάθος pathos , and -λογία -logia ) refers to the microscopic examination of tissue in order to study the manifestations of disease. Specifically, in clinical medicine, histopathology refers to the examination of a biopsy or surgical specimen by a pathologist, after the specimen has been processed and histological sections have been placed onto glass slides.

Example: ‘tissue’; ‘suffering’; ‘study of’;

The branch of pathology that deals with abnormalities of cells.

Cytopathology (from Greek κύτος, kytos, πάθος, pathos, and -λογία, -logia) is a branch of pathology that studies and diagnoses diseases on the cellular level. The discipline was founded by George Nicolas Papanicolaou in 1928.

Example: ‘a hollow’; ‘fate, harm’;