Meaning & use
histo-
A combining form meaning "tissue," used to build medical and scientific terms related to body tissue.
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A pathologist trained in histopathology studies diseased tissue under a microscope.
The word "histology," the study of tissue structure, begins with the prefix histo-.
A note on using this word
Comes from the Greek word "histos," meaning "web" or "tissue," and appears in terms like "histology" and "histamine."
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