histology
/hɪsˈtɒlədʒi/hih-STO-luh-jee
/hɪsˈtɑlədʒi/hih-STAH-luh-jee
Meaningthe study of tissue (the web)
Common meaning: the study of tissues
- hista loom; a webLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 385 · scan
- ologystudy of (Greek -logia)
Journey through time
- Greekἱστός‘a loom’
- Englishhistology‘the study of tissues’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek ἱστός ‘a loom; a web’.
Roots
- ἱστός Greek “a loom; a web”
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