[DOC] [TLE] Where did the Rx symbol come from? - Ask History [PAR] May 7, 2014 ... According to most sources, Rx is derived from the Latin word recipe, ... The 
world's first recorded prescriptions were etched on a clay tablet in... [DOC] [TLE] What Does Rx Mean and Where Did It Come From? [PAR] Jun 2, 2014 ... K. Jones asks: Where does the symbol Rx come from? Rx ... roots as an 
abbreviation for a form of the Late Latin word recipere meaning to take. ... 
While recipe is thought by most historians to be the ultimate source for ... [DOC] [TLE] Medical prescription - Wikipedia [PAR] A prescription is a health-care program implemented by a physician or other 
qualified health ... This symbol originated in medieval manuscripts as an 
abbreviation of the Late Latin verb ... Literally, the Latin word recipe means 
simply "Take. ..... Such forms are thought to reduce errors, especially omission 
and handwriting... [DOC] [TLE] Take This Medicine: The Story of the Sign 'Rx' - VOA Learning English [PAR] Mar 21, 2009 ... It is about a sign that is used to represent some words. ... The symbol "Rx" is 
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ended up with the  symbol, it's generally thought that it has medieval roots as an 
abbreviation for a form of the Late Latin word "recipere" meaning "to take. ... By 
the 1580s, the word "recipe" had been slightly modified in Middle... [DOC] [TLE] Wordwizard  View topic - Rx as an abbreviation for 'prescription' [PAR] <The Latin 'recipe,' take,' provides the R in the symbol Rx used by ... As far as the 
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origin of the symbol is an abbreviation of the Latin word for "recipe." In Europe, 
another suggestion of the origin of the symbol appears to represent... [DOC] [TLE] The Straight Dope: What does the pharmacist's symbol "Rx" mean? [PAR] May 17, 1999 ... Is it an abbreviated form of a Latin word? thank you for sharing your ... that Rx is 
an abbreviation for the Latin word "recipere" or "recipe," which ... and is thought to 
be a copy of the even more ancient books of Thoth (3000 BC). [DOC] [TLE] Rx | Definition of Rx by Merriam-Webster [PAR] The "R" in "Rx" stands for the Latin word recipe, meaning "take," and the first ... of 
, symbol used at the beginning of a prescription, abbreviation for Latin recipe,... [DOC] [TLE] Prescription DrugsWhy Do We Spell it Rx? - MedicareMall.com [PAR] Jul 13, 2013 ... Rx. Most of us know that's the symbol representing prescriptions and ... Multiple 
sources indicate recipe is essentially the Latin word for take. ... Posted in Food 
For Thought, Senior LivingTagged history of the rx symbol,... [DOC] [TLE] Where did the Rx symbol come from? - Ask History - Comments [PAR] The Rx symbol is commonly seen on prescription pads and signs in ... On a 
prescription, the symbol RX stands for the word Recipe, meaning (in Latin) 'to 
take', OR ... dot ect...represent volume measurements, like we use cup, teaspoon, 
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community ... used to represent pharmacy, but the most used pharmacy symbol is 
the 'Rx'. Most pharmacists would say that the Rx is an abbreviation for the Latin 
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Question: This symbol on a prescription is thought to represent the Latin word "recipe"
Answer: Rx