Meanings
- abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of do not resuscitate, a legal document by which a patient may direct which medical procedures they do and do not wish to undergo in the case that they are incapacitated.
The hospital ignored the DNR order because it wasn't entered on the charts.
2 more examples
After reviewing the patient’s case, the ethics consultants advised us to honor the patient’s do not resuscitate (DNR) tattoo.
2017 November 30, Gregory E. Holt, Bianca Sarmento, Daniel Kett, Kenneth W. Goodman, “An Unconscious Patient with a DNR Tattoo”, in New England Journal of Medicine, volume 377, number 22, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 2192–2193Caplan noted that while there are no legal penalties for ignoring such a tattoo, there may be legal problems if the doctors let a patient die without having their official DNR paperwork.
2020, Brian Christian, “Uncertainty”, in The Alignment Problem, New York: W.W. Norton & Company, →ISBN
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Department of Natural Resources.
The discovery at Tanners Lake stems from ongoing surveillance efforts by the Minnesota DNR and local partners, which include regular water sampling and targeted inspections during the open-water season.
2026 February 16, Wayne Hall, “Zebra Mussels Confirmed in Tanners Lake, Threatening Recreation in Twin Cities Metro”, in The Traveler, archived from the original on 17 Feb 2026
Synonyms & antonyms
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DNR. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/DNR
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