Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Hughes Bennett (1812–1875), physician and physiologist. From German Histiologie from ancient Greek ἱστίον cloth, sail (from ἱστός web + -ιον, diminutive suffix) + German -logie.
Definition of histiology in US English:
histiology
nounˌhɪstɪˈɒlədʒi
rare
Histology.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Hughes Bennett (1812–1875), physician and physiologist. From German Histiologie from ancient Greek ἱστίον cloth, sail (from ἱστός web + -ιον, diminutive suffix) + German -logie.