Hypocapnia

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A state of diminished carbon dioxide in the blood. uncountable

    "The patient Ms. Gompert seemed both to be fighting for breath and to be breathing rapidly enough to induce hypocapnia […]"

  2. 2
    a state in which the level of carbon dioxide in the blood is lower than normal; can result from deep or rapid breathing wordnet

Synonyms

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acapniahypocarbiahypocarbia

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"The patient Ms. Gompert seemed both to be fighting for breath and to be breathing rapidly enough to induce hypocapnia […]"

Etymology

From hypo- + capn- + -ia; more at capno- § Etymology.

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carbon dioxide

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