"Hx" meaning in English

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Noun

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 Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-Hx-en-noun--VxX7Q9H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: medicine, sciences
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          "ref": "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:",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "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:",
          "text": "Of particular importance is that both sleepiness measures (along with a Hx of OSA) suggest that the patient may be at risk, […]",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, Carlos Ayala, Brad Spellberg, Boards and Wards, fourth edition, page 553:",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "2010, Carlos Ayala, Brad Spellberg, Boards and Wards, fourth edition, page 553:",
          "text": "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.",
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