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primum non nocere


pri·mum non no·ce·re

foreign term \ˌprē-mu̇m-ˌnōn-nȯ-ˈkā-rā\

Definition of PRIMUM NON NOCERE

: the first thing (is) to do no harm

Origin of PRIMUM NON NOCERE

Latin

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