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HYPOCAPNIA
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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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