histo-
histo- — abbreviation
1. a short written form of the word 'history', 'historical', or 'historian', used i
a short written form of the word 'history', 'historical', or 'historian', used in course listings, book titles, footnotes, and library catalogues to save space.
Theo signed up for HIST 201, a course on East Asian history.
histo- + course number for history classes
Dr. Okonkwo assigned a textbook called 'A Histo. of Modern China' for the seminar.
In the library catalogue, books marked 'HIST' belong to the history section.
The footnote reads 'histo. 1453' as a short reference to the historical year.
Students who need help with their papers can visit the history department office in the HIST building.
文法句型
histo. + number (course code)
用法筆記
Usually written in capital letters (HIST) for course codes or with a period (histo.) in notes and references.
常見錯誤
histo- — combining form
1. relating to the body's tissues; used at the beginning of medical and biological
relating to the body's tissues; used at the beginning of medical and biological terms to describe the study, structure, or condition of organic tissue.
The biology students spent the afternoon in the lab learning histology under a microscope.
histo- + -logy for 'study of tissues'
Amara's doctor explained that histamine causes the swelling she feels during allergy season.
A histopathological report helps doctors decide if a growth is harmless or dangerous.
The Watanabe family's medical history includes several conditions that require histological testing.
Modern histochemistry uses special dyes to show which parts of a cell are active.
- tissue-related
a plain-English description rather than a true combining form
文法句型
histo- + noun-forming suffix (-logy, -amine, -pathology)
用法筆記
Appears in technical terms such as 'histology', 'histamine', and 'histopathology'. Unlike the abbreviation 'histo-', this combining form has a Greek root ('histos' = web/tissue) and is never written in capital letters.