Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A condition marked by an unusually low concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood and tissues.
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- noun The state in which the level of
carbon dioxide in theblood is lower than normal.
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- noun a state in which the level of carbon dioxide in the blood is lower than normal; can result from deep or rapid breathing
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin, from Latin acapnus, without smoke (which contains carbon dioxide), from Greek akapnos : a-, not; see a– + kapnos, smoke.]
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From New Latin, from Latin acapnos ("without smoke"), from Ancient Greek ἄκαπνος (akapnos, "without smoke"), from ἀ- (a-, "not") + καπνός (kapnos, "smoke").
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