histotome
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
histo
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
histotome
cutting thin sections of tissue
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Dissection of histotome
histotome = histo (tissue, web) + tom (cutting) + -e (-e does not have a meaning. For its origin and original meaning, please click here)
histotome = cutting tissue into thin sections
Now Repeat my Dissection
histotome = cutting tissue into thin sections
Important roots for this word:
tom
histo
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
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