Latin abbreviation meaning “nothing by mouth.” This means that the patient is not able to eat or drink anything. The patients are NPO before they go to surgery.

A Latin term meaning "nothing by mouth."

Nothing by mouth. (Not allowed to eat or drink.)

Non-profit organizations are groups that raise funds from sources such as membership fees to carry out socially beneficial programs in fields such as healthcare, public welfare, the environment, culture, and international cooperation. Unlike joint stock corporations, whose objective is to generate and distribute profits, NPOs allocate earnings only to meeting funding requirements or to cover expenses related to their activities.

non-profit organisation

non-product output. Inputs that are not turned into products are so called non-product outputs or waste. NPOs can also be called waste streams, being liquid (e.g. wastewater), solid or gaseous (e.g. emissions to air).

North Pacific Oscillation. A north-south seesaw in sea level pressure over the North Pacific Ocean.

Medical restriction to avoid ingesting food, normally in anticipation of a laboratory test.

A medical term that means the baby cannot be fed anything.

National programme officer