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no code

noun

1
: an order not to revive or sustain a patient who experiences a life-threatening event (as heart stoppage)
dislikes putting a no code on patientsGail A. Campbell
2
: a patient assigned a no code
whether a … patient should be made a no codeSabrina D. Jarvis

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“No code.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/no%20code. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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