NIV

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English

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Proper noun

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NIV

  1. (biblical) Initialism of New International Version.

Noun

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NIV (plural NIVs)

  1. (uncountable, medicine) Initialism of non-invasive ventilation.
  2. (countable, medicine) A non-invasive ventilation machine, a NIV device. Abbreviation of non-invasive ventilator.

Hyponyms

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(non-invasive ventilation):

  • NPV (negative pressure ventilation)
  • NPPV (non-invasive positive pressure ventilation)
  • NiPPV / NIPPV (non-invasive positive pressure ventilation)
  • PAP (continuous positive airway pressure)
  • CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure)
  • BiPAP (bilevel positive airway pressure)

Derived terms

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(non-invasive ventilation):

  • NPPV (non-invasive positive pressure ventilation)
  • NIPPV (non-invasive positive pressure ventilation)
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(non-invasive ventilation):

  • NPV (negative pressure ventilation)
  • PPV (positive pressure ventilation)

Anagrams

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