Definition for positive pressure - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	positive pressure (posi\|tive pres\|sure) noun [mass noun] air or gas pressure greater than that of the atmosphere, as used e.g. in the artificial ventilation of the lungs.		More words in this category balneology balneotherapy congested contractural desquamate galenic general practitioner haemorrhagic immunocytochemistry insufflator intersex oliguria orthotic panel prognosis quarantine recrudesce superficial thalassotherapy thrombolysis Nearby Words positioner positive positive discrimination positive feedback positive geotropism positive law positive logic positive organ positive pole positive pressure positive sign positive vetting positively positivism positron Posix posology poss posse