# nil per os

> withholding oral ingestion of food and fluids for medical purposes; a Latin phrase meaning “nothing by mouth”

**Wikidata**: [Q7036808](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7036808)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_by_mouth)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/nil-per-os