no-code

[noh-kohd]

no-code

[noh-kohd]
noun
1.
Medicine/Medical. a directive not to alert a hospital team to perform emergency resuscitation on a particular patient. Compare code (def. 9).
2.
Medicine/Medical Slang. a patient to whom a no-code applies.
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