Acapnia: Low carbon dioxide in blood often caused by hyperventilation.
Acapnia: Avoid the misspelling acapnea. Absence of carbon dioxide in the blood; sometimes used erroneously for hypocapnia. [G. a- priv. + kapnos, smoke]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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