What is meaning of RX on Doctor’s Prescription – What is the meaning of RX on the doctors’ slip?
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Do you know: When doctors write the name of medicines, then they definitely write a special word RX on their slip. But what does this Rx mean? Have you ever thought? Let us tell you today.

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Do you know: Doctors are considered to be the form of God on this earth, who eliminates dangerous to dangerous disease with their medicines and medical skills. Because of these, many patients get new life. In troubles, humans usually go to temples, ask God for help. Even prays for freedom from diseases. But whenever diseases surround it, we first go to the doctors, so that we can be treated properly. After the investigation, when the doctors write something on the slip, it is difficult for the common man to read it.
Not only this, doctors also write many codewords on their slip, which we do not know. Today we are going to tell you about one such codeword written on the prescription of doctors. This word is RX. After seeing this, we do not understand what it means? In such a situation, today we are going to tell you about why doctors write RX on their slip, what is the special reason behind it. Actually, in the language of doctors, RX means take, ie taking medicine. It is a Latin language word, which originated from ‘Recipe’. If you have gone to show a doctor and he writes RX on his slip, then it means that he is asking you to take medicines. He writes RX to eat medicines in short form.
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This word is also associated with the deity of Egypt!
Some experts say that this sign started in Egypt 5,000 years ago. At that time, people used to pray to Horas (Sun God). According to legend, when Horus was a child, a demon burst his eye. Horas’s mother gave a voice to the deity to fix the child, due to which the eyes were cured. Since the eyes became like RX after bursting. But since then, the design of the eye of Horus began to be used as a magical sign to protect against illness, pain and evil in the people of Egypt. Doctors and scientists continued to use this symbol in Europe till much after the fall of ancient Egypt. Gradually it came into force worldwide. However, this story of Horus does not confirm News18 Hindi.

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