Formed by analogy withRx, variant of℞(“prescription”), abbreviation ofLatinrecipe(“take”). Compare alsoDx(“diagnosis”).
Hx (uncountable)
- (medicine)Abbreviation ofhistory.
1987, American Society for Microbiology,Program and abstracts of the Twenty-Seventh Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy: 4-7 October 1987, page171:The purpose of this study was to see if U.u. is more commonly found in children ages 1-12 years with aHx of sexual contact than those without such aHx.
2005, Michael L. Perlis, Michael T. Smith, Carla Jungquist, Donn Posner, editors,Cognitive behavioral treatment of insomnia: a session-by-session guide,→ISBN, page126:Of particular importance is that both sleepiness measures (along with aHx of OSA) suggest that the patient may be at risk,[…]
2010, Carlos Ayala, Brad Spellberg,Boards and Wards, fourth edition, page 553:HisHx of imprisonment and homelessness are risk factors for TB, and his bilateral upper lobe infiltrates are in the appropriate location for reactivation TB.
