histo-

American  

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

   histology.

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histo- British  

combining form

1. indicating animal or plant tissue

   histology

   histamine

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Usage

What does histo- mean? The combining form histo- is used like a prefix meaning “tissue.” It is often used in medical terms, especially in anatomy and pathology. The form histo- comes from Greek histós, meaning “web (of a loom)” or “tissue.”What are variants of histo-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, histo- becomes hist-, as in histoid. In some rare instances, histo- becomes histio-, as in histioblast. Want to know more? Check out our Words That Use articles for hist- and histio-.

Etymology

Origin of histo-

< Greek, combining form of histós web (of a loom), tissue

Example Sentences

"From there, he asked for detailed information on your files; credit cards, payment histo- ry, delinquencies, loans on cars, IRA's, the whole shooting match."

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn