A continuous record of the carbon dioxide content of expired air. ... Origin: G. Kapnos, smoke, + gramma, something written ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(kap´no-gram″) a graphic representation of inhaled and exhaled carbon dioxide concentrations in the form of continuous waves. Normal capnogram. (A), Carbon dioxide cleared from the anatomic dead space; (B), dead space and alveolar carbon dioxide; (C), alveolar plateau; (D), end-tid...
Type: Term Pronunciation: kap′nō-gram Definitions: 1. A continuous record of the carbon dioxide content of expired air.
capnogram A continuous record of the carbon dioxide content of a person\'s expired air.