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primum non nocere

foreign term pri·mum non no·ce·re \ˌprē-mm-ˌnōn-n-ˈkā-rā\

Definition of PRIMUM NON NOCERE

:  the first thing (is) to do no harm
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Origin of PRIMUM NON NOCERE

Latin

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