- nil by mouth
- allow to dieNormally, an instruction in hospital to starve a patient before an operation.
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
nil by mouth
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Nil by Mouth — (or NBM) can mean: Nil per os (Latin) A medical instruction (NPO), for patients who may not take any substances orally for various reasons Nil by Mouth (charity), an anti sectarian charity in Glasgow, Scotland Nil by Mouth (film), a 1997 British… … Wikipedia
nil by mouth — british phrase used as a sign on the bed of someone in hospital meaning that they should not eat or drink anything Thesaurus: words used to describe medical treatments, appliances and medicineshyponym Main entry: nil … Useful english dictionary
Nil by Mouth — Filmdaten Originaltitel Nil by Mouth Produktionsland Großbritannien … Deutsch Wikipedia
Nil by Mouth — Ne pas avaler Ne pas avaler Titre original Nil by Mouth Réalisation Gary Oldman Acteurs principaux Ray Winstone Kathy Burke Charlie Creed Miles Laila Morse Edna Doré Chrissie Cotterill Jon Morrison Jamie Foreman Steve Sweeney Scénario Gary Old … Wikipédia en Français
Nil by Mouth (film) — Nil by Mouth Theatrical release poster Directed by Gary Oldman Produced by … Wikipedia
Nil by Mouth (charity) — Nil by Mouth is a registered Scottish anti sectarian charity based in Glasgow and working across Scotland. It was established in 2000 by David Graham, Louise Cumming and Cara Henderson (whose friend, Mark Scott a Glasgow schoolboy and Celtic F.C … Wikipedia
Nil by Mouth — Voir Ne pas avaler … Dictionnaire mondial des Films
nil by mouth — British used as a sign on the bed of someone in hospital meaning that they should not eat or drink anything … English dictionary
Nil per os — (alternatively nihil/non/nulla per os) (NPO) is a medical instruction meaning to withhold oral food and fluids from a patient for various reasons. It is a Latin phrase which translates as nothing through the mouth . In the United Kingdom it is… … Wikipedia
nil — UK [nɪl] / US noun [uncountable] 1) British spoken the number 0 in the result of a game Birmingham won three nil. 2) used for saying that something does not exist virtually/practically nil: Their chances of survival are virtually nil. • nil by… … English dictionary
