immunohistochemical

adjective

im·​mu·​no·​his·​to·​chem·​i·​cal ˌi-myə-nō-ˌhi-stō-ˈke-mi-kəl 

i-ˌmyü-nō-

: of or relating to the application of histochemical and immunologic methods to chemical analysis of living cells and tissues

immunohistochemistry

ˌi-myə-nō-ˌhi-stō-ˈke-mə-strē 

i-ˌmyü-nō-

noun

Examples of immunohistochemical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Human adult neurogenesis across the ages: An immunohistochemical study. —Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 27 July 2016

The immunohistochemical stain that colors tau protein helped Danielsen see the invisible: tau staining around the blood vessels in a distribution characteristic of a C.T.E.-type pathology. —New York Times, 1 Mar. 2022

Image: Immunohistochemical detection methods reveal fresh corpuscles (black arrows, figure C) in the blood around the arrow wound (white arrow, figure A) / Intensive Care Medicine. —Brandon Keim, WIRED, 29 Jan. 2009

Word History

Etymology

immuno- + histochemical

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

immunohistochemical

adjective

im·​mu·​no·​his·​to·​chem·​i·​cal -ˌhis-tō-ˈkem-i-kəl 

: of or relating to the application of histochemical and immunologic methods to chemical analysis of living cells and tissues

immunohistochemically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

immunohistochemistry

-ˈkem-ə-strē 

noun

plural immunohistochemistries