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hypercapnia

British  
/ ˌhaɪpəˈkæpnɪə /

noun

  1. Also: hypercarbia.  an excess of carbon dioxide in the blood

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Other Word Forms

  • hypercapnic adjective

Etymology

Origin of hypercapnia

from hyper- + Greek kapnos smoke

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