CNP community nurse practitioner

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• CNP — community nurse practitioner; continuous negative pressure; cranial nerve palsy; C type natriuretic peptide; 2´,3´ cyclic nucleotide 3´ phosphodiesterase * * * CNP abbr continuous negative pressure …   Medical dictionary

• CNP — • community nurse practitioner; • continuous negative pressure; • cranial nerve palsy; • C type natriuretic peptide; • 2´,3´ cyclic nucleotide 3´ phosphodiesterase …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

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