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Apap apap ap-ap
English
paracetamol
Automatic Positive Airway Pressure
Etymology
Abbreviation
pharmaceutical drug en N-acetyl-p-aminophenol N-acetyl-para-aminophenol.
medical device en Automatic Positive Airway Pressure.
Noun
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en pharmaceutical drug abbreviation para-acetylaminophenol acetaminophen / paracetamol / tylenol, a particular kind of painkiller and fever-reducer generally available over the counter.
en medical device abbreviation a mode of respiratory ventilation, which automatically provides pressure into the airway
en medical device en APAP machine.
Synonyms
pharmaceutical drug
en acetaminophen US Canada
en paracetamol UK
en Tylenol
Coordinate terms
pharmaceutical drug
en NSAID
en ASA aspirin
en ibuprofen advil
Related terms
medical device
en PAP
en BiPAP
en CPAP
Anagrams
en aapp PAPA papa papa-