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.
Definition. 1  Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is a way of supplying all the nutritional needs of the body by bypassing the digestive system and dripping nutrient solution directly into a vein. 2  TPN is used when individuals cannot or should not get their nutrition through eating. TPN is used when the intestines are obstructed, when the small intestine is not absorbing nutrients properly, or a gastrointestinal fistula (abnormal connection) is present.