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Nothing by mouth. Nothing by mouth is an American medical instruction meaning to withhold food and fluids. It is also known as nil per os ( npo or NPO ), a Latin phrase that translates to English as "nothing through the mouth". Nil by mouth is the term used in the UK ( NBM ), nihil / non / nulla per os, or complete bowel rest. [1]
Latin (or Neo-Latin) origin a.c. before meals: ante cibum a.d., ad, AD right ear auris dextra ... nil per os o.d., od, OD right eye. once a day (United Kingdom)
nil nisi malis terrori: no terror, except to the bad: Motto of The King's School, Macclesfield: nil per os, rarely non per os (n.p.o.) nothing through the mouth: Medical shorthand indicating that oral foods and fluids should be withheld from the patient. nil satis nisi optimum: nothing [is] enough unless [it is] the best
Less literally, "speak well of the dead or not at all"; cf. de mortuis nil nisi bonum. de mortuis nil nisi bonum: about the dead, nothing unless a good thing: From de mortuis nil nisi bonum dicendum est ("nothing must be said about the dead except the good"), attributed by Diogenes Laërtius to Chilon. In legal contexts, this quotation is used ...
Latin, Greek, or Neo-Latin English Possible confusion aa, āā, ĀĀ ana of each AAA apply to affected area abdominal aortic aneurysm: a.c. ante cibum: before meals a.c.h.s., ac&hs ante cibum et hora somni: before meals and at bedtime a.d. auris dextra: right ear a single-storey a can be mistaken as an o which could read "o.d.", meaning right eye
nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug. NSBB. Non-selective beta blocker. NSCC. Non-squamous-cell carcinoma. NSCLC. non–small cell lung carcinoma. NSD. normal spontaneous delivery (see childbirth )
A more literal translation of the Latin is "before a thing is born", which is an instruction to act pro-actively, e.g., "before that happens, do this". A P.R.N. medication delivery is therefore properly done when a physician judges that it should be done, in order to prevent a specified problem from occurring.
NIL Monetization: Permitted, per CIAC Article 12 Rule 4.5.A (amended in June 2022). Delaware NIL Monetization: Not Permitted, per Delaware Administrative Code Title 14 Section 2.5.1.7 .