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• hist
  hist

  interjection

  (a sibilant exclamation used to attract attention or urge silence).
• hist-
  hist-

  variant of histo- before a vowel.
• hist.
  hist.

  abbreviation

  histology.

hist

¹ American  

[st, sst, hist] / st, sst, hɪst /

interjection

1. (a sibilant exclamation used to attract attention or urge silence).

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hist- ² American  

1. variant of histo- before a vowel.

   histidine.

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hist. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. histology.

2. historian.

3. historical.

4. history.

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hist British  

/ hɪst /

interjection

1. an exclamation used to attract attention or as a warning to be silent

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Usage

What does hist- mean? The combining form hist- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “tissue.” It is often used in medical terms, especially in anatomy and pathology. In some instances, such as in the term histamine, hist- is an abbreviation of histidine, an amino acid needed for tissue repair. The form hist- comes from Greek histós, meaning “web (of a loom)” or “tissue.”What are variants of hist-?The form hist- is a variant of histo-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels. In some rare instances, hist- becomes histio-, as in histioblast. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles for histo- and histio-. Another variant of histo- before an element beginning with a vowel is histi-, as in histioid.

Etymology

Origin of hist

First recorded in 1595–1605; representing in writing the sound sequence st

Example Sentences

"HIST, boys, don't talk friendly to me out loud," said the prudent Rosenbaum.

From Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures by McElroy, John