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continuous positive airway pressure

n :  a technique of assisting breathing by maintaining the air pressure in the lungs and air passages constant and above atmospheric pressure throughout the breathing cycle - abbr. CPAP - compare POSITIVE END-EXPIRATORY PRESSURE  .
 
 

 
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