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hist

Pronunciation: [hɪst]

Word

Context: "academic terminology"

(noun) short for 'history', it refers to the study of past events, especially in human affairs. When you learn about what happened long ago, you are studying hist.

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Hist is often found in class subjects that talk about important events from the past.

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She didn’t want to study hist because she preferred science instead.

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What did you learn in hist class today?

Context: "medical terminology"

(abbreviation) it is used as a short form for 'histology', which is the study of the microscopic structure of tissues. Doctors and scientists study hist to understand how our bodies work.

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In hist, we learned how different types of cells build up our organs.

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The hist samples from that lab weren't useful for our research.

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Have you ever seen a hist slide under the microscope?

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