Histline
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- Histo-
1. a combining form meaning “tissue,” used in the formation of compound words: histology. combining form 1. indicating animal or plant tissue: histology, histamine medical word-forming element, from Greek histos “warp, web,” literally “anything set upright,” from histasthai “to stand,” from PIE *sta- “to stand” (see stet). Taken by 19c. medical writers as the best […]
- Histoblast
[his-tuh-blast] /ˈhɪs təˌblæst/ noun, Biology. 1. a cell or group of cells capable of forming tissue. histoblast his·to·blast (hĭs’tə-blāst’) n. See histioblast.
- Histochemical
[his-tuh-kem-uh-stree] /ˌhɪs təˈkɛm ə stri/ noun 1. the branch of science dealing with the chemical components of cellular and subcellular tissue. /ˌhɪstəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ/ noun 1. the chemistry of tissues, such as liver and bone, often studied with the aid of a microscope histochemistry his·to·chem·is·try (hĭs’tō-kěm’ĭ-strē) n. The branch of science that deals with the chemical composition […]
- Histochemistry
[his-tuh-kem-uh-stree] /ˌhɪs təˈkɛm ə stri/ noun 1. the branch of science dealing with the chemical components of cellular and subcellular tissue. /ˌhɪstəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ/ noun 1. the chemistry of tissues, such as liver and bone, often studied with the aid of a microscope histochemistry his·to·chem·is·try (hĭs’tō-kěm’ĭ-strē) n. The branch of science that deals with the chemical composition […]
- Histocompatibility
[his-toh-kuh m-pat-uh-bil-i-tee] /ˌhɪs toʊ kəmˌpæt əˈbɪl ɪ ti/ noun, Immunology. 1. the condition of having antigenic similarities such that cells or tissues transplanted from one (the donor) to another (the recipient) are not rejected. /ˌhɪstəʊkəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪtɪ/ noun 1. the degree of similarity between the histocompatibility antigens of two individuals. Histocompatibility determines whether an organ transplant will […]