histiophˈoroid adjective

Histiophˈorus or Istiophˈorus noun

(Gr phoros bearer) a genus of swordfishes with a sail-like dorsal fin

histˈoblast noun

A cell or group of cells, forming the precursor of tissue

histochemˈical adjective

histochemˈist noun

histochemˈistry noun

The chemistry of living tissues

histocompatibilˈity noun (genetics)

The factor determining the acceptance or rejection of cells

histˈogen noun (botany)

A more or less well-defined region within a plant where tissues undergo differentiation

histogenesis /-jenˈi-sis/ noun (biology)

The formation or differentiation of tissues

histogenetic /-ji-netˈik/ adjective

histogenetˈically or histogenˈically adverb

histogenˈic adjective

histogeny /his-tojˈi-ni/ noun

Histogenesis

histˈogram noun

A statistical graph in which frequency distribution is shown by means of rectangles

histologˈic or histologˈical adjective

histologˈically adverb

histologist /-tolˈ/ noun

histolˈogy noun

The study of the microscopic structure of the tissues and cells of organisms

histolˈysis noun

(Gr lysis loosing) the breakdown of organic tissues

histolytic /-ō-litˈik/ adjective

histolytˈically adverb

hisˈtone noun

Any of a group of five simple proteins, strongly basic, present in chromosomes and involved in the packaging of DNA in the eukaryotic nucleus to form chromatin

histopatholˈogist noun

A pathologist who studies the effects of disease on tissues of the body

histopathologˈical adjective

histopatholˈogy noun

histoplasmōˈsis noun

A disease of animals and humans due to infection by the fungal organism Histoplasma capsulatum