NPO is the medical abbreviation meaning nothing by mouth.
NPO stands for Nothing Per Orem which means nothing by mouth. Doctors use this on orders when they do not want the patient to take in any type of food or liquid by mouth. For instance, when a patient is getting ready for a surgery, they are ordered for NPO.
Nothing by the mouth
"by mouth at bedtime"
PO means is a Latin abbreviation for "by mouth" and HS is a Latin abbreviation for "at night" so that the medication by mouth at night.
i po q am
It would usually mean: if you are on medication, take the medication by mouth, 4 times a day: (Morning, afternoon, evening, Night-time.)
Nothing by mouth every four hours is a rather nonsensical instruction, but if you were inclined to write and abbreviate it, it would be written "NPO q4h."
On a prescription, it means 1 by mouth (orally).
Stoma is the medical term for mouth or opening.
Stoma- is the medical terminology combining form meaning mouth. It can be found in words like stomatitis (inflammation of the mouth) or xerostomia (dry mouth).
Medical abbreviation is "NPO" or "npo"