"Hx" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: hx [alternative]
Etymology: Formed by analogy with Rx, variant of ℞ (“prescription”), abbreviation of Latin recipe (“take”). Compare also Dx (“diagnosis”). Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Hx (uncountable)
  1. (medicine) Abbreviation of history. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: history
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