Look up: hypercapnia


  1. hypercapnia
    [n] - the presence of an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating blood
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  2. Hypercapnia
    A raised level of carbon dioxide in the blood. This is the gas normally breathed out which will rise if breathing is inadequate. Usually measured by taking an arterial blood sample.
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  3. Hypercapnia
    Hypercapnia: More than the normal level of carbon dioxide in the blood. Hypercapnia is as opposed to hypocapnia and acapnia. The origin of the suffix '-capnia' is curious. It comes from the Greek 'kapnos' referring to carbon dioxide which is a principal part of smoke.
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  4. hypercapnia
    <biochemistry> An excess of carbon dioxide in the blood. ... Origin: Gr. Kapnos = smoke ... (11 Jan 1998) ...
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  5. hypercapnia
    (hi″pәr-kap´ne-ә) excess of carbon dioxide in the blood, indicated by an elevated PaCO2 as determined by blood gas analysis, and resulting in respiratory acidosis. Called also hypercarbia. adj., hypercap´nic., adj. permissive hypercapnia ventilation that allows ...
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  6. hypercapnia
    (from the article `respiration, human`) ...vesicles. Acetylcholine, catecholamines, and neuropeptides such as enkephalins, vasoactive intestinal peptide, and substance P, are located within ... Arterial carbon dioxide pressure should remain unchanged during changes of ambient pressure, but the impai...
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  7. hypercapnia
    (hyper + Gr. kapnos smoke) excess of carbon dioxide in the blood.
    Found op http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio40.html

  8. hypercapnia
    hypercapnia An abnormally increased arterial carbon dioxide tension as a result of hypoventilation; hypercarbia.
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  9. Hypercapnia
    Hypercapnia or hypercapnea (from the Greek hyper = "above" and kapnos = "smoke"), also known as hypercarbia, is a condition where there is too much carbon dioxide (CO2) in the blood. Carbon dioxide is a gaseous product of the body`s metabolism and is normally expelled through the lungs. Hypercapnia...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypercapnia

  10. hypercapnia
    Type: Term Pronunciation: hī′pĕr-kap′nē-ă Definitions: 1. Abnormally increased arterial carbon dioxide tension. Synonyms: hypercarbia
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=42245

  11. hypercapnia
    (hi;per-kap;ne-ua) Excessive concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood.
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  12. hypercapnia
    (hi;per-kap;ne-ua) Excessive concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood.
    Found op http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml

  13. hypercapnia
    1) Hypercarbia 2) Physiological condition 3) Physiological state
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/hypercapnia/1

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