HYPOCAPNIA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A state in which the level of carbon dioxide in the blood is lower than normal; can result from deep or rapid breathing

Synonyms:

acapnia; hypocapnia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hypocapnia" is a kind of...):

physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)

Antonym:

hypercapnia (the physical condition of having the presence of an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating blood)

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