Descriptive term

per os, oral, peroral

durch den Mund

Medical term

per os, oral, peroral

How you say it to the patient

durch den Mund

Example sentence for the patient conversation

„Sie nehmen die Tabletten durch den Mund.“

How it appears in the medical report

Ibuprofen 400 mg per os.

Medical German for documentation and case presentation

In real exam reports

Appears in 4 of 286 FSP case reports.

For example in these exam cases:

  • Rippenkontusion · Hessen 2023
  • Migräne · Niedersachsen 2021
  • Hypoglykämie · Bayern
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