histo-
histo- — 縮寫
1. a short written form of the word 'history', 'historical', or 'historian', used i
歷史（縮寫）
history/historical/historian 的書面縮寫
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.
Theo 選了 HIST 201，一門東亞歷史課程。
histo- + course number for history classes
Dr. Okonkwo assigned a textbook called 'A Histo. of Modern China' for the seminar.
Okonkwo 博士指定了一本名為《現代中國歷史》（A Histo. of Modern China）的教科書作為研討課教材。
In the library catalogue, books marked 'HIST' belong to the history section.
圖書館中標示「HIST」的書籍都屬於歷史類藏書。
The footnote reads 'histo. 1453' as a short reference to the historical year.
註腳中寫著「histo. 1453」，作為該歷史年份的簡寫。
Students who need help with their papers can visit the history department office in the HIST building.
需要論文協助的學生可以到 HIST 大樓的歷史系辦公室洽詢。
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- — 構詞成分
1. relating to the body's tissues; used at the beginning of medical and biological
組織（醫學）
與生物組織有關的字首
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.
生物系的學生下午在實驗室用顯微鏡學習組織學。
histo- + -logy for 'study of tissues'
Amara's doctor explained that histamine causes the swelling she feels during allergy season.
Amara 的醫生解釋說，過敏季節感到腫脹是因為身體釋放了組織胺。
A histopathological report helps doctors decide if a growth is harmless or dangerous.
組織病理學報告能幫助醫生判斷腫瘤是良性還是惡性。
The Watanabe family's medical history includes several conditions that require histological testing.
Watanabe 家族的病史中有好幾種疾病需要進行組織學檢查。
Modern histochemistry uses special dyes to show which parts of a cell are active.
現代組織化學利用特殊染劑來顯示細胞中哪些部分正在活動。
- 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.