a·cap·ni·a
(ă-kap'nē-ă), Avoid the misspelling acapnea.Absence of carbon dioxide in the blood; sometimes used erroneously for hypocapnia.
[G. a- priv. + kapnos, smoke]
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acapnia
(ā-kăp′nē-ə)n. A condition marked by an unusually low concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood and tissues.
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acapnia
The absence of carbon dioxide in the blood (the total absence of which is not possible); hypocapnia.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
acapnia
Hypocapnia; ↓ CO2 in blood. Cf Hypercapnia. McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
a·cap·ni·a
(ă-kap'nē-ă) Absence of carbon dioxide in the blood. usage note sometimes used erroneously for hypocapnia.
[G. a- priv. + kapnos, smoke]
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acapnia
Absence of CARBON DIOXIDE in the BLOOD or tissues. This cannot occur in life and the term is usually applied imprecisely to a reduced level of CO2 .Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
a·cap·ni·a
(ă-kap'nē-ă) Absence of carbon dioxide in the blood.
[G. a- priv. + kapnos, smoke]
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