ACAPNIA


Meaning of ACAPNIA in English

— acapnial , adj.

/euh kap"nee euh, ay kap"-/ , n. Med.

a deficiency of carbon dioxide in the blood and tissues.

[ 1905-10; ákapn ( os ) smokeless ( a- A- 6 + kapnós smoke) + -ia -IA; NL sense from the fact that smoke contains carbon dioxide ]

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