English Explanatory Dictionary

nil per os

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Nothing by mouth: Nothing may be eaten or drunk.

Word forms

nil per os

Etymology

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

Synonyms

NPO nil by mouth

Antonyms

per os PO
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