2007-01-09 03:22:43 · 4 answers · asked by Yissi F 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Rx: A medical prescription. The symbol "Rx" is usually said to stand for the Latin word "recipe" meaning "to take." It is customarily part of the superscription (heading) of a prescription.
Another explanation for the origin of Rx is that it was derived from the astrological sign for Jupiter which was once placed on prescriptions to invoke that god's blessing on the drug to help the patient recover.
2007-01-09 03:26:53 · answer #1 · answered by question_everything 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once again, we can blame Latin for a curious term. In English, "Rx" doesn't seem to have any connection to "pharmacy." However it does in Latin, albeit in a roundabout way.
"Rx" means "prescription for medicine." The letters abbreviate the Latin word recipe, which is a form of the verb "to take."
2007-01-09 03:33:15 · answer #2 · answered by Ginger P 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rx = prescription. It means that a prescription is required to buy the remedy.
2007-01-09 03:26:46 · answer #3 · answered by TeriR 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's Latin for "prescription for medicine."
2007-01-09 03:28:42 · answer #4 · answered by S H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋