Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nil per os

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: nil per os
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Nothing by mouth: Nothing may be eaten or drunk.

Example Sentences

"The initial written orders should include: insulin dosage to be administered as soon as the patient appears nil per os, measure all intake and output, and obtain venous blood for measurement of blood or serum urea nitrogen, glucose, acetone [...] and phosphorus."
"We evaluated the effect of Colestid on enteral feeding-induced diarrhea in a double-blind placebo-controlled study. Nineteen patients who were nil per os (NPO) for 5 days before initiation of enteral feeding were enrolled in the study and treatment continued for 7 days."
"Table 34.3: Nil per os odds ratio"

Etymology

From Latin nīl (“nothing”) + per (“by means of”) + ōs (“mouth”), literally “nothing by mouth”.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: nīl

Synonyms

NPO nil by mouth

Antonyms

per os PO

Questions

What does nil per os mean?: Nothing by mouth: Nothing may be eaten or drunk.
Where does nil per os come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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