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acapnia

[ uh-kap-nee-uh, ey-kap- ]
/ əˈkæp ni ə, eɪˈkæp- /

noun Medicine/Medical.

a deficiency of carbon dioxide in the blood and tissues.

Nearby words

  1. acanthous,
  2. acanthrocyte,
  3. acanthrocytosis,
  4. acanthus,
  5. acanthus family,
  6. acapulco,
  7. acapulco gold,
  8. acarbose,
  9. acardia,
  10. acari

Origin of acapnia

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
Related formsa·cap·ni·al, adjective
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Medicine definitions for acapnia

acapnia

[ ā-kăp′nē-ə ]

n.

A condition marked by the presence of less than the normal amount of carbon dioxide in the blood and tissues.
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