acapnia
American
[uh-kap-nee-uh, ey-kap-]
/ əˈkæp ni ə, eɪˈkæp- /
noun
Medicine/Medical.
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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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