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do not resuscitate

phrase

B2CEFR level
70/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

A recorded decision that cardiopulmonary resuscitation should not be attempted if the heart stops.

After a frank conversation, the family agreed to a do-not-resuscitate order.

Similar: DNR

Topic: Oncology in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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