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hypocapnia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A state of diminished carbon dioxide in the blood.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: acapnia

Antonyms: hypercapnia

Broader terms: physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition

History

Etymology

From hypo- + capn- + -ia; more at capno- § Etymology.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: гіпакапнія (hipakapnija) — state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood
  • Catalan: hipocàpnia — state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood
  • Chinese: 低二氧化碳血症 — state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood
  • Czech: hypokapnie — state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood
  • Dutch: hypocapnie — state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood
  • Esperanto: hipokapnio — state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood
  • French: hypocapnie — state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood
  • German: Hypokapnie — state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood
  • Greek: υποκαπνία (ypokapnía) — state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood
  • Italian: ipocapnia — state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood
  • Norwegian: hypokapni — state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood
  • Polish: hipokapnia — state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood
  • Portuguese: hipocapnia — state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood
  • Romanian: hipocapnie — state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood
  • Russian: гипокапния (gipokapnija) — state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood
  • Serbo-Croatian: хипокапнија — state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood
  • Serbo-Croatian: hipokapnija — state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood
  • Spanish: hipocapnia — state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood
  • Ukrainian: гіпокапнія (hipokapnija) — state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood
  • Uzbek: gipokapniya — state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood