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acapnia

[ uh-kap-nee-uh, ey-kap- ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.
  1. a deficiency of carbon dioxide in the blood and tissues.


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  • a·capni·al adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of acapnia1

1905–10; < New Latin < Greek ákapn ( os ) smokeless ( a- a- 6 + kapnós smoke) + -ia -ia; New Latin sense from the fact that smoke contains carbon dioxide

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