See also: dx and DX

English

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Etymology 1

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Abbreviation of diagnose or diagnosis, formed by analogy with Rx, variant of (prescription), abbreviation of Latin recipe (take). Compare also Hx (history).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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Dx

  1. (medicine) Abbreviation of diagnosis.

Verb

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Dx (third-person singular simple present Dx's, present participle Dx'ing, simple past and past participle Dx'd or Dx'ed)

  1. (medicine) To diagnose.
    I was Dx'd with ADHD ten years ago.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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Dx (uncountable)

  1. (programming) Abbreviation of developer experience.

Anagrams

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Naro

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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Dx (lower case dx)

  1. A letter of the Naro alphabet, written in the Latin script.