GROSS ANATOMY
ANATOMY TERMINOLOGY
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Bx
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Dx
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Hx
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Detailed explanation-1: -Dx: Abbreviation for diagnosis, the determination of the nature of a disease.
Detailed explanation-2: -It comes from the manuscript practice of adding a crossbar to a letter to indicate that it’s an abbreviation, like with Rx, the diagonal of the R was extended downward and crossed, so that it resembled a ligature of R and x.
Detailed explanation-3: -Reviewed on 3/29/2021. Diff dx: Abbreviation for differential diagnosis, the process of weighing the probability of one disease versus that of other diseases to account for a patient’s condition.
Detailed explanation-4: -Dextromethorphan is used to temporarily relieve cough caused by the common cold, the flu, or other conditions. Dextromethorphan will relieve a cough but will not treat the cause of the cough or speed recovery.