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The combining form histo- is used like a prefix meaning “tissue.” It is often used in medical terms, especially in anatomy and pathology.

The form histo- comes from Greek �󾱲���ó��, meaning “web (of a loom)” or “tissue.”

What are variants of histo-?

When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, histo- becomes hist-, as in histoid. In some rare instances, histo- becomes histio-, as in histioblast. Want to know more? Check out our �y��vlogs That Use articles for hist- and histio-.

One example of a term from medicine that features the form histo- is histology, the branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues.

While histo- means “tissue,” the -logy portion refers to “study,” from Greek ���Dz�í��. Histology literally translates to “the study of tissue.”

What are some words that use the combining form histo-?

• histoblast
• histocyte
• histodialysis
• histogram
• histolysis
• histomorphology

What are some other forms that histo- may be commonly confused with?

• hippo-
• hosp.
• hystero-

The word history and related terms begin with the letters histo- but do not use histo- as a combining form. Find out why history comes from the Greek word for “one who knows and sees” at our entry for the word.

The combining form -cyte means “cell.” With this in mind, what does the scientific term histocyte mean?