| NPM | nothing per mouth |
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| NPO | nothing by mouth [Lat. nulla per os]; nucleus preopticus |
| NPO/HS | nothing by mouth at bedtime [Lat. nulla per os hora somni] |
| PO | by mouth, orally [Lat. per os]; parieto-occipital; parietal operculum; period of onset; perioperativ... |
| po | by mouth [Lat. per os] |
| foot-and-mouth disease virus | A picornavirus of the genus Rhinovirus causing foot-and-mouth disease of cattle, swine, sheep, goats, and wild ruminants; it has wide distribution throughout Africa and Asia, causing serious economic losses; the virus is spread by contamination of the animal environment with infected saliva and excreta. Synonym: FMD virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| foot-and-mouth disease virus vaccines | Vaccine's either of inactivated virus from infected cattle tongue epithelium or, more recently, of live virus attenuated by embryonated egg or mouse passage and propagated in tissue culture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lips of mouth | Lips of the mouth. Synonym: labia oris. (05 Mar 2000) |