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Primum Non Nocere

Latin for ‘first do no harm.’ A guiding principle for physicians that, whatever the intervention or procedure, the patient’s well-being is the primary consideration

primum non nocere (prēˈ·mum nōnˈ n

·kāˑ·rā),

n ‘first do no harm.’ One of the fundamental principles of medicine according to which the physician should not cause harm to the patient.

primum non nocere

First, do no harm Medical ethics A guiding principle for physicians, that whatever the intervention or procedure, the Pt's well-being is the primary consideration. See Hippocratic oath.

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Primum Non Nocere (redirected from First, do no harm)

Primum Non Nocere
(redirected from First, do no harm)