stereology

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ster·e·ol·o·gy

(stĕr′ē-ŏl′ə-jē, stîr′-)
n.
The study of three-dimensional properties of objects or matter usually observed two-dimensionally.

ster′e·o·log′ic (-ə-lŏj′ĭk), ster′e·o·log′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.
ster′e·o·log′i·cal·ly adv.
ster′e·ol′o·gist n.
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stereology

(ˌstɛrɪˈɒlədʒɪ)
n
a branch of science that infers or reconstructs the three-dimensional properties of objects that usually appear two-dimensional
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ster•e•ol•o•gy

(ˌstɛr iˈɒl ə dʒi, ˌstɪər-)

n.
a branch of science dealing with the determination of the three-dimensional structure of objects based on two-dimensional views of them.
[1960–65]
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Histopathologic, stereologic, epidemiologic, and clinical parameters in the prognostic evaluation of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity.
Therapeutic effects of alpha lipoic acid and vitamin C on alveolar bone resorption after experimental periodontitis in rats: a biochemical histochemical and stereologic study.
Butti et al., "von Economo neurons in autism: a stereologic study of the frontoinsular cortex in children," Brain Research, vol.
Correlated morphometric and biochemical studies on the liver cell, I Morphometric model, stereologic methods, and normal morphometric data for rat liver.
Aydin, "The expression of MCM-2 in invasive breast carcinoma: a stereologic approach," Bratislavske Lekarske Listy, vol.
Nyengaard, "Stereologic methods and their application in kidney research," Journal of the American Society of-Nephrology, vol.
(4) However, to achieve an accurate estimate of the Ki67 index by conventional microscopy and a stereologic counting frame, 200 to 600 tumor nuclei are typically counted, (13,17) a time-consuming and cumbersome task.

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