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acapnia

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

noun

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


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Etymology

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


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