(ă-kăp′nē-ă)
[Pronunciation]
[Gr. akapnos, smokeless]
Literally, the absence of carbon dioxide.
The term is incorrectly used to indicate less than the normal amount of carbon dioxide in blood and tissues (e.g., after hyperventilaion).
SYN: hypocapnia
acapnial, (ă-kăp′nē-ăl)
[Pronunciation]
adj.
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