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Nil per osNPO

Also called Nothing by mouth

General MedicineAnesthesiologyImportant

A medical instruction that a patient should not eat or drink anything, often before surgery or a procedure.

Korean

금식

주로 수술이나 시술 전에 환자가 아무것도 먹거나 마시지 않도록 하는 의료 지시.

French

Rien par la bouche

Instruction médicale indiquant qu'un patient ne doit rien manger ni boire, souvent avant une chirurgie ou une intervention.

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