F. inoculation.] Inoculation. Inoculation is the placement of something that will grow or reproduce, and is most commonly used in respect of the introduction of a serum, vaccine, or antigenic substance into the body of a human or animal, especially to produce or boost immunity to a specific disease.
AVAPS stands for Average Volume Assured Pressure Support (ventilation) Suggest new definition. This definition appears somewhat frequently and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories: Science, medicine, engineering, etc.
Called also auto-PEEP and intrinsic PEEP. maximal expiratory pressure maximum expiratory pressure. maximal inspiratory pressure the pressure during inhalation against a completely occluded airway; used to evaluate inspiratory respiratory muscle strength and readiness for weaning from mechanical ventilation.A maximum inspiratory pressure above â25 cm H 2 O is associated with successful weaning.lateau pressure in mechanical ventilation, the pressure measured at the proximal airway during an end-inspiratory pause; a reflection of alveolar pressure. pleural pressure the pressure between the visceral pleura and the thoracic pleura in the pleural cavity.