VAP

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vap"

English

Noun

VAP (countable and uncountable, plural VAPs)

  1. (medicine, pathology) Abbreviation of ventilator-associated pneumonia.
  2. (education) Abbreviation of visiting assistant professor.

Hypernyms

(ventilator-associated pneumonia):

  • HCAP (“healthcare-associated pneumonia”)
  • HAP (“hospital-acquired pneumonia”)
  • pneumonia

Hyponyms

  • (ventilator-associated pneumonia): VIP (“ventilator-induced pneumonia”)
ventilator-associated pneumonia
  • VALI (“ventilator-associated lung injury”)
  • VILI (“ventilator-induced lung injury”)
  • VIP (“ventilator-induced pneumonia”)

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