"positive airway pressure" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: positive airway pressures [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} positive airway pressure (countable and uncountable, plural positive airway pressures)
  1. (medicine) A mode of respiratory ventilation used in the treatment of sleep apnea. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-positive_airway_pressure-en-noun-Yar2toZt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: medicine, sciences

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