Hypercarbia

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    the condition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood uncountable
  2. 2
    the physical condition of having the presence of an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating blood wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
hypercapniahypercapnia

Etymology

From hyper- + carb- + -ia.

Related phrases

carbon dioxide

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