histo-


  1. a combining form meaning “tissue,” used in the formation of compound words: histology.

Origin of histo-

1
<Greek, combining form of histós web (of a loom), tissue
  • Also especially before a vowel, hist-.

Words Nearby histo-

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How to use histo- in a sentence

  • histo-research in bringing its time bubble back from the past got overzealous and cut the circuit too quickly.

    The Variable Man | Philip K. Dick
  • histo-research regrets this incident, but attributes it to the emergency.

    The Variable Man | Philip K. Dick

British Dictionary definitions for histo-

histo-

combining form
  1. indicating animal or plant tissue: histology; histamine

Origin of histo-

1
from Greek, from histos web

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