HISTIOID
\hˈɪstɪˌɔ͡ɪd], \hˈɪstɪˌɔɪd], \h_ˈɪ_s_t_ɪ__ˌɔɪ_d]\
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his'ti-oid, adj. resembling tissue.--adj. HISTOGENET'IC.--adv. HISTOGENET'ICALLY.--ns. HISTOG'ENY, the formation and development of tissues--also HISTOGEN'ESIS; HISTOG'RAPHY, a description of the tissues.--adjs. HISTOLOG'IC, -AL, pertaining to histology.--ns. HISTOL'OGIST, one skilled in histology; HISTOL'OGY, the science which classifies and describes the structural or morphological elements which exist in the solids and fluids of organised bodies; HISTOL'YSIS, degeneration and decay of organic tissue.--adj. HISTOLYT'IC. [Gr. histos, web.]
By Thomas Davidson