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HYPERCAPNIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The physical condition of having the presence of an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating blood
Synonyms:
hypercapnia; hypercarbia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hypercapnia" is a kind of...):
physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)
Holonyms ("hypercapnia" is a part of...):
asphyxia (a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas)
Antonym:
hypocapnia (a state in which the level of carbon dioxide in the blood is lower than normal; can result from deep or rapid breathing)
