| Noun | 1. | histologist - anatomist who specializes in the microscopic study of animal tissuesCamillo Golgi, Golgi - Italian histologist noted for work on the structure of the nervous system and for his discovery of Golgi bodies (1844-1926) Malpighi, Marcello Malpighi - Italian anatomist who was the first to use a microscope to study anatomy and was among the first to recognize cells in animals (1628-1694) Schwann, Theodor Schwann - German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 and 1839 identified the cell as the basic structure of plant and animal tissue (1810-1882) | |