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continuous spontaneous ventilation

con·tin·u·ous spon·ta·ne·ous ven·ti·la·tion

(CSV) (kŏn-tin'yū-ŭs spon-tā'nē-ŭs ven'ti-lā'shŭn)

A mode of mechanical ventilation in which every breath is spontaneous.

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