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Dx

noun

Etymology

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

  1. derived from recipe — “take”

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of diagnosis.

  2. To diagnose.

    • I was Dx'd with ADHD ten years ago.

  3. Abbreviation of developer experience.

  4. ›+ 8 more definitions

    1. Alternative letter-case form of Dx (“diagnosis”).

    2. Alternative letter-case form of Dx (“to diagnose”).

    3. Abbreviation of deluxe.

    4. Abbreviation of double precision.

    5. Long-distance contact with or reception of a distant radio station.

    6. Synonym of DevEx (“developer experience”).

    7. To receive and identify a long-distance broadcast, such as one by a distant AM, FM, or TV…

      To receive and identify a long-distance broadcast, such as one by a distant AM, FM, or TV broadcast station.

    8. To complete a long-distance two-way radio information exchange, especially on amateur…

      To complete a long-distance two-way radio information exchange, especially on amateur radio bands.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Dx. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA