plural Rxs
informal
: a doctor's prescription
At your next eye appointment, have your doctor write your pupillary distance on the Rx.—Good Housekeeping
Doctor shopping involves a patient who either lies about pain, anxiety, or some other condition to a physician in order to obtain medication, or takes the same problem to multiple physicians to obtain and fill multiple Rxs.—Fred Gebhart
also
: something resembling a doctor's prescription in being an advisable or corrective course of action
… rest is still the best Rx for pulled muscles. —Mara Grunbaum
Her problem was shyness, and [Doug] Henning's Rx has been to use her … on tour, where she performs as a singer, dancer and his assistant. —Mary Vespa
Any exercise that continuously moves major muscle groups, especially the legs, is the right Rx to improve cardiorespiratory fitness. —Food & Fitness Advisor
Allow us to prescribe some YouTube Rx: the latest in escapist, candy-colored music videos. —Leah Greenblatt
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