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Definition of Primum non nocere
Medically reviewed by Dr. Otari Nergadze, Neurosurgeon | Updated: January 2026
Primum non nocere: The Latin words for medical slogan "First do no harm," a fundamental medical precept of Hippocrates (ca. 460-ca.377 B.C.).
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