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Primum non nocere (Classical Latin: [ˈpriːmũː noːn nɔˈkeːrɛ]) is a Latin phrase that means "first, do no harm". The phrase is sometimes recorded as primum nil nocere . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
It is often said that "First do no harm" (Latin: Primum non nocere) is a part of the original Hippocratic oath. A related phrase is found in Epidemics, Book I, of the Hippocratic school: "Practice two things in your dealings with disease: either help or do not harm the patient". [7]
Or "first moving one". A common theological term, such as in the cosmological argument, based on the assumption that God was the first entity to "move" or "cause" anything. Aristotle was one of the first philosophers to discuss the "uncaused cause", a hypothetical originator—and violator—of causality. primum non nocere: first, to not harm
abundant caution does no harm: i.e., "one can never be too careful" ab uno disce omnes: from one, learn all: Refers to situations in which a single example or observation indicates a general or universal truth. Coined in Virgil, Aeneid II 65-6. Example: visible in the court of King Silas in the American television series Kings. ab urbe condita ...
do not speak against the Sun: i.e., "do not argue what is obviously/manifestly incorrect." advocatus diaboli: Devil's advocate: Someone who, in the face of a specific argument, voices an argument that he does not necessarily accept, for the sake of argument and discovering the truth by testing the opponent's argument. cf. arguendo. aegri somnia
First, do no harm, or in Latin primum non nocere, a medical injunction; Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery, a 2014 book by Henry Marsh; Harm principle, a philosophical concept "Do No Harm" (HR report on Bahrain), a 2011 report by Physicians for Human Rights; Do No Harm (organization), a United States anti-trans advocacy group
there is no obligation to do the impossible: Publius Juventius Celsus, Digesta L 17, 185. imprimatur: let it be printed: An authorization to publish, granted by some censoring authority (originally a Catholic bishop). in absentia: in the absence: Used in a number of situations, such as in a trial carried out in the absence of the accused.
"Take" for R, abbreviation of the Latin word recipe, meaning "take". Most abbreviations can be found in the Chambers Dictionary as this is the dictionary primarily used by crossword setters. However, some abbreviations may be found in other dictionaries, such as the Collins English Dictionary and Oxford English Dictionary .