What does p.o. medical abbreviation mean?

What does the medical abbreviation p.o. stand for?

In some cases, there may be multiplied meanings of the p.o. abbreviation. However, what is the medical abbreviation p.o.?

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What is the p.o. medical abbreviation?

In the medicine field, the medical abbreviation p.o. means By mouth. From the Latin terminology per os..

p.o.: By mouth. From the Latin terminology per os.

AKA	Above Knee Amputation
AS	Aortic Stenosis; also Anklyosing Spondylitis
CDHF	chronic diastolic heart failure
CH	congenital hypothyroidism; clinical hold
DCT	distal convoluted tubule
DIF	Differential
DTH	delayed-type hypersensitivity
DX	Diagnosis
ECT	Electro-Convulsive Therapy
EKG	Electrocardiogram (also known as ECG)
EMT	Emergency Medical Technician
EX LAP	Exploratory Laparotomy
Em	emmetropia
FIFO	first in, first out
FTA	fluorescent treponema antigen (test for syphilis)
FUDR	floxuridine
FVC	forced vital capacity
GPT	glutamic-pyruvic transaminase
IGRA	interferon gamma release assay
IMI	Inferior Myocardial Infarction
IMRT	intensity-modulated radiation therapy
IPF	Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
IVP	Intravenous Pyelogram
KUB	Kidneys Ureters and Bladder
LL	left lateral
LOF	loss of function
LPcP	light perception with projection
MERT	medical emergency response team
MMI	methimazole
MPH	miles per hour; Master of Public Health
MR	Mitral Regurgitation
Mn	Manganese (element)
OA	Osteoarthritis
ODD	oppositional defiant disorder
OSD	over bed side drainage
PAS	para amino-salicylic acid; para-aminosalicylic acid; periodic acid-schiff (stain)
PCI	Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
PLSS	portable life-support system
Pap.	papillary
Pr	Praseodymium (element)
RMT	retromolar trigone
RhoGAM	rh immune globulin
TAA	Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
TPUR	transperineal urethral resection
U a	unit a
bisp.	bispinous diameter (interspinous diameter)
cauc	Caucasian
deriv	derive, derivative
pks	packs
recc	recommend or recommended
umb	umbilicus, umbilical