histo-
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histo-
(word root) tissueExamples of words with the root histo-: histology
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histo-
or hist-pref.
Body tissue: histogenesis.
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histo-
or before a vowelhist-
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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