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Pro re nata
“As the situation arises.”
Medical term
Translation
What does “Pro re nata” mean?
Pro re nata translates as “As the situation arises.”
As needed – the PRN on a medical prescription.
Origin
The story behind it
Doctors write it, often abbreviated ‘PRN’, for medicine to be taken only when needed rather than on a fixed schedule.
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