histography

[ hi-stog-ruh-fee ]

noun

, plural his·tog·ra·phies.

1. a treatise on or description of organic tissues.

Other Words From

• his·togra·pher noun
• his·to·graph·ic [his-t, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
• histo·graphi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of histography¹

First recorded in 1885–90; histo- + -graphy