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Fasting is the medical term for no food intake; this term is often used in the context of lab testing, with instructions to have, for instance, nothing but water for 12 hours before the test. NPO (nil per os) is the term meaning nothing by mouth -- not even water. These instructions may be given before surgery or certain kinds of diagnostic imaging.

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