Meanings
adjectivehistomechanical (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyRelating to the mechanical properties of tissue
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Ancient Greekῐ̔στός (hĭstós)
- Englishhisto-
- Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
- Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
- Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
- Latinmēchanicus
- Old Frenchmecanique
- Middle Englishmechanic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Middle Englishmechanical
- Englishmechanical
- Englishhistomechanical
From histo- + mechanical.
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histomechanical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histomechanical
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“histomechanical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histomechanical. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “histomechanical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histomechanical.
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