Definitions
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- adverb according to need (physicians use PRN in writing prescriptions)
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Examples
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The abbreviation prn is short for pro re nata, which is Latin for “the thing that has arisen,” which came to mean “as needed” or “as required” in the doctoring lexicon.
YOU The Smart Patient Michael F. Roizen 2006
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The abbreviation prn is short for pro re nata, which is Latin for “the thing that has arisen,” which came to mean “as needed” or “as required” in the doctoring lexicon.
YOU The Smart Patient Michael F. Roizen 2006
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I think your so call "Rules" is b.s. The reason i think this is because rule 34 of the internet can not do prn of 1 thing.
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I think your so call "Rules" is b.s. The reason i think this is because rule 34 of the internet can not do prn of 1 thing.
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In 2010 I have to work as prn for my job Because I continue my education in college for Nursing program (RN) so from January 2010 I have no insurance cover for my family.
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They will be having a free outdoor screening of Thriller (see it), The Wiz (skip it), plus a live dance retrospective (skip it) on July 9th at 7pm. prn
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You might only be able to see Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in a few IMAX theaters in the U.S. today, but IMAX has released the film in 62 IMAX screens internationally on opening weekend. prn
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The instructions to print directly to your printer, a list of files within a folder, at the Command Prompt (aka DOS prompt) type: dir c: \folderpath prn:
artoparts commented on the word prn
Rx abbv. pro re nata = as needed.
February 18, 2009