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hypocapnia

noun

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

• Syn: ↑acapnia

• Ant: ↑hypercapnia

• Derivationally related forms: ↑acapnial (for: ↑acapnia), ↑acapnotic (for: ↑acapnia), ↑acapnic (for: ↑acapnia)

• Hypernyms: ↑physical condition, ↑physiological state, ↑physiological condition

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˈkapnēə\ noun (-s)

Etymology: New Latin, from hypo- + -capnia

: deficiency of carbon dioxide in the blood

Useful english dictionary. 2012.