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histo-

 
a combining form meaning “tissue,” used in the formation of compound words: histology.
Also, especially before a vowel, hist-.

Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of histós web (of a loom), tissue
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hist-  
pref.  Variant of histo-.
histo- or hist-  
pref.  Body tissue: histogenesis.

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

histo- or hist-
pref.
Body tissue: histogenesis.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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