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s.o.s.

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Nearby words

  1. s.m.m.,
  2. s.m.o.m.,
  3. s.o.,
  4. s.o.b.,
  5. s.o.l.,
  6. s.p.,
  7. s.p.c.a.,
  8. s.p.c.c.,
  9. s.p.f.,
  10. s.p.q.r.

Origin of s.o.s.

From the Latin word sī opus sit
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Medicine definitions for s.o.s.

s.o.s.

abbr.

si opus sit (if needed)
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