Hypocapnia

Origin

From hypo + Ancient Greek καπνός ("smoke").

Full definition of hypocapnia

Noun

1. (medicine) A state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood.
• 1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest, Abacus 2013, p. 69:The patient Ms. Gompert seemed both to be fighting for breath and to be breathing rapidly enough to induce hypocapnia ….

Synonyms

• hypocarbia

Antonyms

• hypercapnia
• hypercarbia