n, pl  -tries  :  the quantitative study of the microscopic organization and structure of a tissue (as bone) esp. by computer-assisted analysis of images formed by a microscope his*to*mor*pho*met*ric also  his*to*mor*pho*met*ri*cal  adj 
 
 
 
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