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Rx

noun \ˌär-ˈeks\

: a doctor's prescription

Full Definition of RX

:  prescription 4a, c
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Origin of RX

alteration of ℞, symbol used at the beginning of a prescription, abbreviation for Latin recipe, literally, take — more at recipe
First Known Use: 1926

Rhymes with RX

annex, apex, codex, complex, convex, cortex, culex, desex, duplex, DX, fourplex, ibex, ilex, index, Kleenex, latex, mirex, murex, MX, narthex, perplex, Perspex, phone sex, pollex, Pyrex, reflex, safe sex, scolex, silex, silvex, simplex, spandex, telex, Tex-Mex, triplex, unsex, vertex, vortex
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Rx

noun \ˈär-ˈeks\

Medical Definition of RX

:  a medical prescription

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