Definition of Nonmaleficence

1. Noun. A lack or absence of maleficence. ¹

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Medical Definition of Nonmaleficence

1. The ethical principle of doing no harm, based on the Hippocratic maxim, primum non nocere, first do no harm. Origin: non-+ L. Maleficencia, evildoing, fr. Male, badly, wrongly, + facio, to do, act (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonmaleficence

nonmagician
nonmagicians
nonmagnesium
nonmagnetic
nonmail
nonmailable
nonmainframe
nonmainstream
nonmaintainable
nonmaize
nonmajor
nonmajors
nonmalaria
nonmalarial
nonmale
nonmaleficence (current term)
nonmales
nonmalformed
nonmalicious
nonmalignant
nonmalignant neoplasm
nonmalignant tumor
nonmalignant tumour
nonmalleable
nonmalnourished
nonmammal
nonmammalian
nonmammals
nonman
nonmanagement

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