histology.
historian.
historical.
history.
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.
First recorded in 1595–1605; representing in writing the sound sequence st
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Saturday sees Brighton, just about the only team who can get pulled into the mire, hist Leeds.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 30, 2021
“John Donaldson physically dominated everybody he played against hist entire career,” Gorton said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 12, 2020
Ouy anc od hist ecabuse fo het sursingpri mautoaticity fo het brian!
From Scientific American ● Dec. 19, 2018
You’ll be hist, you’ll be hist, you’ll be history!
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2012
Mary Alice and I were stemming berries at the kitchen table that hist morning.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
Has also written numerous pamphlets on hist., biog. and geneal. subjects.
From The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck A Comedy of Limitations by Cabell, James Branch
The question of the Lubeck debt is ably treated by Forssell in his Sver. inre hist., vol. i. pp. 134-138.
From The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa by Watson, Paul Barron
His Bruce, a metrical hist. in 13,000 octosyllabic lines, is a chronicle of the life of King Robert I., and has historical value as well as literary merit.
From A Brief Handbook of English Authors by Adams, Oscar Fay
Cf. the texts of Ambrosiaster cited in Rev. hist. et litt. relig.,
From The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism by Cumont, Franz
Hipparchus in his time 168 tooke especiall notice of such as these, Plin. nat. hist. l.
From The Discovery of a World in the Moone Or, A Discovrse Tending To Prove That 'Tis Probable There May Be Another Habitable World In That Planet by Wilkins, John
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