CPAP

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CPAP

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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”)

Related terms

• PAP (“positive airway pressure”)
• BiPAP (“bilevel positive airway pressure”)

Translations

continuous positive airway pressure

Finnish: ylipainehengitys

machine

Finnish: ylipainehengityslaite, CPAP-laite

Anagrams

• APCP, CAPP, Capp, capp