hist/o
tissue
From Greek histos, web or loom beam, taken to mean tissue
Meaning
What does hist/o mean?
hist/o is a root meaning tissue. It comes from Greek histos, web or loom beam, taken to mean tissue.
Inside words it is spelled hist.
Histology keeps a tissue's structure intact, while cytology looks at loose cells, as in a Pap test.
In real words
Medical words with hist/o
histology
the study of tissues and their cells under a microscope
a specialist in histology, the microscopic study of tissues
histopathology
the study of diseased cells and tissues under a microscope
Don't mix it up
Parts easily confused with hist/o
In the dictionary
More terms built with it
Terms in our life science dictionary that list hist/o among their word parts.
Sources
Checked against
Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:
- MedlinePlus: Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean
- 1.4 Common Word Roots and Combining Vowels – Medical Terminology 2e
- HIST- Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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Cells, tissues and the body
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