# Dx

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #21,193

## Definitions
1. Abbreviation of diagnosis.

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

## Easily confused with
- **dy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dx-vs-dy)
- **dye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dx-vs-dye)
- **d** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/d-vs-dx)
- **do** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/do-vs-dx)
- **Dr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dr-vs-dx)
- **de** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/de-vs-dx)
- **DC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dc-vs-dx)
- **da** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/da-vs-dx)
- **di** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/di-vs-dx)
- **DJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dj-vs-dx)
- **DM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dm-vs-dx)
- **DB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/db-vs-dx)
- **DS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ds-vs-dx)
- **DD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dd-vs-dx)
- **DL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dl-vs-dx)
- **DT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dt-vs-dx)
- **DP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dp-vs-dx)
- **dw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dw-vs-dx)
- **DG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dg-vs-dx)
- **DV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dv-vs-dx)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dx