2006-12-03 04:25:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
what is the meaning of Rx present in docs prescription
2006-12-03 04:30:19 · update #1
Your question does not make any sense at all.
Ahah i see what you mean! Rx is greek, it stands for 'recipe' (pronounced Reh-Kee-Pay) which was the original term for prescription i.e. the concoction that the doctor would want the apothecary to make up for the patient. A lot of medicinal terms come from greek and latin and are still used today.
2006-12-03 04:28:33 · answer #1 · answered by Miss Emily 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rx is something written by doctors all over the world it does not have a definite meaning but the closest meaning of it is .....
1. A prescription for medicine or a medical appliance.
OR
2. A remedy, cure, or solution for a disorder or problem.
2006-12-03 12:52:38 · answer #2 · answered by promil 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The symbol "Rx" means "prescription".
There are various theories about the origin of this symbol - some note its similarity to the Eye of Horus, others to the ancient symbol for Jupiter, both gods whose protection may have been sought in medical contexts. Alternatively, it may be intended as an abbreviation of the Latin "recipe", the imperative form of "recipere", "to take", and it is quite possible that more than one of these factors influenced its form. Literally, "Recipe" means simply "Take...." and when a doctor writes a prescription beginning with "Rx", he or she is completing the command. This was probably originally directed at the pharmacist who needed to take a certain amount of each ingredient to compound the medicine, rather than at the patient who must "take" the medicine, in the sense of consuming it.
Hope this answers your query.
2006-12-03 12:56:39 · answer #3 · answered by mmbaskr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rx means prescription
2006-12-03 12:34:35 · answer #4 · answered by tirebiter 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Rx (recipe) is a Greek word for "prescription".
2006-12-03 12:56:53 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the meaning of the prescription id the Rx, amount how many doses etc.
2006-12-03 12:29:39 · answer #6 · answered by kissybertha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-03 12:45:59 · answer #7 · answered by Richard J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The meaning of "Rx" being written before prescribing medicine, if I am correct is "Take this medicine keeping faith in GOD."
I am not very very sure about it though.
2006-12-03 12:54:05 · answer #8 · answered by bps2902 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really need a little more info to answer.
2006-12-03 12:27:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you elaborate a bit more, I might know the answer.
2006-12-03 12:27:50 · answer #10 · answered by Sexy_Bunny 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋