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CPAP

/ˈsiːpæp/

CPAP noun: the machine used for continuous positive airway pressure therapy. Also the initialism of continuous positive airway pressure.

Noun

CPAP (countable and uncountable, plural CPAPs)

  1. (broadly) The machine used for continuous positive airway pressure therapy.

Also used as

CPAP is also the initialism of continuous positive airway pressure.

Forms of CPAP

pluralCPAPs

Questions about CPAP

What does CPAP mean?
CPAP means the machine used for continuous positive airway pressure therapy.
What part of speech is CPAP?
CPAP is a noun.
How do you pronounce CPAP?
CPAP is pronounced /ˈsiːpæp/.
What is the plural of CPAP?
The plural of CPAP is CPAPs.

Words near CPAP in the dictionary

  1. CPACers
  2. CPACs
  3. CPAD
  4. CPAM
  5. CPAN
  6. CPAP
  7. CPAPs
  8. CPAs
  9. CPB
  10. CPB-ML
  11. CPC

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