Inflammation of the fascia of a muscle or organ. Example sentences âInvolvement of the sites of insertion of ligaments and tendons is manifested clinically as Achilles tendinitis, plantar fasciitis, and costochondritis.â âIt could be months before Mona's plantar fasciitis improves, but I have convinced her to change shoes every 300 to 500 miles.â
Health Care Professionals. PRN is an abbreviation for the Latin term, pro re nata which loosely translates to as needed. PRN is a term commonly used by healthcare employers and professionals to describe short-term, contract, part-time, or fill-in work by a nurse or allied health professional. In the hospital, working pool or per diem is often the same as working PRN.
VPN â virtual private network. Related Terms. VPN is pronounced as separate letters and is short for virtual private network. A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that is constructed using public wires â usually the Internet â to connect to a private network, such as a company's internal network. There are a number of systems that enable you to create networks using the Internet as the medium for transporting data.