Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hx

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: hx
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abbreviation of history.

Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of history.

Uncountable

verb

(of an airline) to have an airline booking cancelled by the airline.

Informal

Example Sentences

"The purpose of this study was to see if U.u. is more commonly found in children ages 1-12 years with a Hx of sexual contact than those without such a Hx."
"Of particular importance is that both sleepiness measures (along with a Hx of OSA) suggest that the patient may be at risk, […]"
"His Hx of imprisonment and homelessness are risk factors for TB, and his bilateral upper lobe infiltrates are in the appropriate location for reactivation TB."
"May occur secondary to a weakened esophagus or after violent emesis, but the hx is nonspecific most of the time."
"Hurry and issue the ticket or the airline will HX the reservation."
"The airline oversold and they have HXed the passenger's booking."

Etymology

Formed by analogy with Rx, variant of ℞ (“prescription”), abbreviation of Latin recipe (“take”). Compare also Dx (“diagnosis”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

HXs (present, singular) HXing (participle, present) HXed (participle, past) HXed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

Hx

Questions

What does hx mean?: Abbreviation of history.
Where does hx come from?: Formed by analogy with Rx, variant of ℞ (“prescription”), abbreviation of Latin recipe (“take”). Compare also Dx (“diagnosis”).

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