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CPAP
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English
Pronunciation
en /ˈsiːpæp/ /siː piː eɪ piː/
Noun
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en medicine en w:continuous positive airway pressure a form of artificial ventilation.
en by extension The machine used for continuous positive airway pressure therapy.
Hypernyms
en NIV non-invasive ventilation
en NPPV non-invasive positive pressure ventilation
en NIPPV non-invasive positive pressure ventilation
en PAP positive airway pressure
en PPV positive pressure ventilation
Related terms
en PAP positive airway pressure
en BiPAP bilevel positive airway pressure
Translations
continuous positive airway pressure
Finnish: fi ylipainehengitys
machine
Finnish: fi ylipainehengityslaite, fi CPAP-laite
Anagrams
en acpp APCP CAPP Capp capp