BiPAP

English

Noun

BiPAP (plural BiPAPs)

  1. (medicine) Acronym of bilevel positive airway pressure. (BiPAP ventilation)
  2. (by extension) a bilevel positive airway pressure machine, a BiPAP device

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”)
  • CPAP (“continuous positive airway pressure”)
  • IPAP (“inhalation positive airway pressure”)
  • EPAP (“exhalation positive airway pressure”)
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