CPAP

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiːpæp/, /siː piː eɪ piː/

Noun

CPAP (countable and uncountable, plural CPAPs)

  1. (medicine) Initialism of continuous positive airway pressure, a form of artificial ventilation.
  2. (by extension) The machine used for continuous positive airway pressure therapy.

Hypernyms

  • NIV (“non-invasive ventilation”)
  • NPPV (“non-invasive positive pressure ventilation”)
  • NIPPV (“non-invasive positive pressure ventilation”)
  • PAP (“positive airway pressure”)
  • PPV (“positive pressure ventilation”)
  • PAP (“positive airway pressure”)
  • BiPAP (“bilevel positive airway pressure”)

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