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Definition of Pro re nata
1. Adverb. According to need (physicians use PRN in writing prescriptions). "Add water as needed"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pro Re Nata
Literary usage of Pro re nata
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Confession of Faith, the Larger and Shorter Catechisms, with the by Church of Scotland (1768)
"... and pro re nata ; it being alfo free to af- ... well pro re nata as at the
ordinary times, upon Delegation from the Churches, ..."
2. The London Medical Gazette (1844)
"... pro re nata. У l'.M.—Quite tranquil. Sth.—The stumps are doing well ; slept
well, and does not complain of much pain, with the exception of his face and ..."
3. Journal of Psychological Medicine by William Alexander Hammond (1872)
"... was also given on every alternate day, pro re nata. This course of treatment
was steadily pursued for over a year with beneficial results. ..."
4. Self-formation; Or, The History of an Individual Mind: Intended as a Guide by Capel Lofft (1846)
"Days, and I believe I might say weeks, had elapsed before I renewed my readings ;
and, even then, I used them only occasionally, pro re nata, to serve my ..."
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