Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
SO
English translation:
Si Opus (sit)/if necessary/Pro re nata
Added to glossary by
Shera Lyn Parpia
Apr 22, 2022 07:55
2 yrs ago
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Italian term
Italy
translating meaning, not just words
Native in: English 
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, English
SO
Italian to English
Medical
Medical (general)
medical history
two ocurrences in the list of medications. I am guessing it means something like "if necessary" but can't understand the acronym.
-Trittico gtt 60 mg/ml 10 gtt la sera SO;
-Tachidol 500 mg-30 mg 1 cp la sera SO;
Thanks for the help!
-Trittico gtt 60 mg/ml 10 gtt la sera SO;
-Tachidol 500 mg-30 mg 1 cp la sera SO;
Thanks for the help!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +4 | Si Opus (sit)/if necessary/Pro re nata |
Luigi Argentino
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| 4 -1 | Orale dosing |
Caterina Passari
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References
| if necessary |
José Patrício
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Proposed translations
+4
1 hr
Luigi Argentino
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Specializes in field
Italy
Medical/Pharmaceutical texts specialist
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy)
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
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392
Selected
Si Opus (sit)/if necessary/Pro re nata
See discussion.
Peer comment(s):
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JudyC
: Yes, see list on page 335 https://academic.oup.com/painmedicine/article-pdf/8/4/332/51... They might also have been thinking "secondo occorrenza"
38 mins
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thanks
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philgoddard
: Yes, I'm pretty confident this is it. SOS seems to be more common than SO, and "pro re nata" or PRN is another Latin phrase meaning the same thing.
1 hr
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thanks
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martini
4 hrs
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grazie
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José Patrício
8 hrs
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grazie
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you so much!"
-1
19 mins
Caterina Passari
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Italy
Native in: Italian 
Works in: Italian to English, Italian to French, Italian to Spanish, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Orale dosing
Credo si tratti di questo
Example sentence:
Credo si tratti di questo
Peer comment(s):
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Luigi Argentino
: Drops and tablet can be administered only in this way (more rarely by sublingual route). As I wrote in the discussion it seems useless and redundant to specify it. I would't be so confident.
7 mins
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Joseph Tein
: Ciao Caterina. I was trying to be very polite by giving you specific suggestions for improving your answers, based on many years of asking and answering questions here. Here is the less-polite version: your answer is wrong, and misspelled.
12 hrs
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"logical reason" , Sorry??? Be more polite, plesse
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Reference comments
59 mins
Reference:
if necessary
Luigi Argentino
si opus
Italienisch
se necessario - https://mymemory.translated.net/de/Latein/Italienisch/si-opu...
What is si opus?
si opus sit. ” if there is need”, “if occasion require”, “if necessary” A prescription indication that the drug is to be administered only once. - https://www.mrmcw.org/medical/what-is-the-full-form-of-sos-i...
si opus
Italienisch
se necessario - https://mymemory.translated.net/de/Latein/Italienisch/si-opu...
What is si opus?
si opus sit. ” if there is need”, “if occasion require”, “if necessary” A prescription indication that the drug is to be administered only once. - https://www.mrmcw.org/medical/what-is-the-full-form-of-sos-i...
Discussion
Another possibility could be "Sotto Osservazione". But it could be plausibile, for example if the patient is monitored during hospitalization.
There's nothing in the glossary.