HYPERCAPNIA

Hypercapnia

Hypercapnia or hypercapnea, also known as hypercarbia, is a condition of abnormally elevated carbon dioxide levels in the blood. Carbon dioxide is a gaseous product of the body's metabolism and is normally expelled through the lungs.

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hypercapnia

Noun

  1. the condition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood


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