histo-


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histo-

(word root) tissue
Examples of words with the root histo-: histology
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histo-

or hist-
pref.
Body tissue: histogenesis.

[From Greek histos, web; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
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histo-

or before a vowel

hist-

combining form
indicating animal or plant tissue: histology; histamine.
[from Greek, from histos web]
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histo-

a combining form meaning “tissue”: histology.
[< Greek, comb. form of histós web (of a loom), tissue]
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Finally, histo-, additive, and multiplicative Quick scores were calculated.
And tissue specimens in the Division of Anatomical Pathology, which provides diagnostic histo- and cytopathology services for paediatric and maternal patients will also benefit from genetic analysis, Dr Tan added.
The basic aim of the present study was to report a rare clinical and histo- pathological condition of uterine leiomyoma in Nilli Ravi buffalo.
The aim of the present study is to share the authors' clinical experiences related to the incidence of PAC obtained through histo- pathological examinations of the biopsy specimens of prostate of those patients who underwent TURP in Rehman Medical Institute (RMI) Peshawar (Pakistan) for having clinical symptoms related to BPH.
"They can't think for the pre- sent only as the past and future are as important with the ac- cessibility to the brand's histo- ry.
During 5 years of prospective follow-up in PALGA, the Dutch nationwide network and registry of histo- and cytopathology, 29.2% of the patients were diagnosed with one or more additional primary BCCs, according to Dr.