hx

1. abbreviationuncountablemedicineAbbreviation of history.

   May occur secondary to a weakened esophagus or after violent emesis, but the hx is nonspecific most of the time.

   2006, “Gastroenterology: Esophageal Rupture”, in Steven E. Diaz, The Little Black Book of Emergency Medicine (Jones and Bartlett's Little Black Book Series), 2nd edition, Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, →ISBN, page 102

alternative hx

1. abbreviationuncountablemedicineAbbreviation of history.

   Of particular importance is that both sleepiness measures (along with a Hx of OSA) suggest that the patient may be at risk, […]

   2005, Michael L. Perlis, Michael T. Smith, Carla Jungquist, Donn Posner, editors, Cognitive behavioral treatment of insomnia: a session-by-session guide, →ISBN, page 126

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   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.

   1987, American Society for Microbiology, Program and abstracts of the Twenty-Seventh Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy: 4-7 October 1987, page 171

   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.

   2010, Carlos Ayala, Brad Spellberg, Boards and Wards, fourth edition, page 553

present singular third person HXs · participle present HXing · participle past HXed · past HXed

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

   The airline oversold and they have HXed the passenger's booking.

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   Hurry and issue the ticket or the airline will HX the reservation.