Rx (sometimes written ℞) is a common abbreviation for medical prescriptions derived from the Latin verb recipere, "take / receive".
RX, Rx, ℞, or rx may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
- ℞ or Rx, a young adult novel by Elizabeth J. Braswell published in 2005 under the pseudonym Tracy Lynn
- Rx (band), an industrial rock band formed by Nivek Ogre and Martin Atkins
- Rx, an album by Ryan Beaver (2016)
- "Rx (Medicate)", a song by Canadian rock band Theory of a Deadman
- Rx (mixtape), an upcoming mixtape by Rico Nasty
- "rX" (The Gifted), an episode of the television series The Gifted
- Kamen Rider Black RX, a Japanese superhero television series
- Rx (film), a 2005 romantic thriller film
Science and technology
Computing and electronics
- Rx, "Receive", "receiver" or "reception", in various telecommunications applications
- Rx, the receive signal in the RS-232 serial communication standard
- Rx, the remote procedure call mechanism used by the Andrew File System
- Radeon RX series, a series of graphics products from AMD
- Reactive extensions, originally for .NET, later ported to other languages and environments
- Rx bridge, a device for measuring the characteristic resistance and impedance of antenna or feedline system
- Rx meters, a term used in electrical engineering
- RX microcontroller family, by Renesas Electronics
Vehicles
- Lexus RX, a series of luxury crossover SUV
- Mazda RX, a series of sport cars
- South Australian Railways R class (Rx class locomotive), of the South Australian Railways
- Yamaha RX 100, a 2-stroke Yamaha motorcycle
Other uses in science and technology
- Retinal homeobox protein Rx, a transcription factor in vertebrate eye development
- Roket Eksperimental, an Indonesian experimental rocket series
Other uses
- Apparent retrograde motion of planets in astrology
- Rallycross, a motor sport
- Regent Airways, a Bangladeshi airline (IATA code RX)
- Rye, East Sussex, UK, in fishing boat registrations
- ℞, a numismatic abbreviation for reverse
- RX, formerly Reed Exhibitions, an exhibition company now part of RELX
- Controlled burn, in forest management
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