Short for Pulse Oximeter.
A PO is a device used to monitor the oxygen in a patient's blood. It shines light through a patient's finger, toe, nose, earlobe, or the patient's forhead, and another sensor on the other side of the light wave measures how the light is being absorbed.
A PO is a device used to monitor the oxygen in a patient's blood. It shines light through a patient's finger, toe, nose, earlobe, or the patient's forhead, and another sensor on the other side of the light wave measures how the light is being absorbed.
1. He's on a PO machine, and they are going to have to put hom on the ventilator, because his oxygen is 85 so he is having another set of desat episodes.
by 1992peter March 27, 2010

by Lynchmob80 January 9, 2010

Slang for 'hippo' or 'hippopotamus'
-at the zoo-
Boy; look at that hoe!
Girl; STFU! It's a po.
Zoo keeper; WTF? It's a hippo.
Albert Einstein; No it's a hippopotamus.
Boy; look at that hoe!
Girl; STFU! It's a po.
Zoo keeper; WTF? It's a hippo.
Albert Einstein; No it's a hippopotamus.
by Phobilemone April 21, 2006

A slang word referring to faeces or taking a dump. More commonly used by the youth, it is a way of speaking about your waste without it sounding too unattractive.
by MickeyD=) August 23, 2012

by Aaron July 29, 2005

The time of the month when police run around ticketing or arresting people to fill their quota. The tickets are usually for minor infractions, or trumped up offenses. (Ex: they catch someone urinating on a wall, and arrest them for indecent exposure)
by Amaretto Kramer February 16, 2006
