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acapnial

acapnial

9.9
A state in which the blood has too little carbon dioxide
  • adjective
  • /ˌeɪkəˈpæniəl/
  • Specialized
: acapnial
  • The patient displayed acapnial symptoms following prolonged hyperventilation.

Examples

  • Doctors noted an acapnial state after the use of mechanical ventilation.

  • The patient's acapnial state required immediate attention.

  • Certain medical conditions can create an acapnial environment in the body.

  • Doctors noted the acapnial symptoms during the examination.

  • The patient displayed acapnial symptoms following prolonged hyperventilation.

  • Doctors noted an acapnial state after the use of mechanical ventilation.

  • Certain medical conditions can create an acapnial environment in the body.

Synonyms

acapnic
vsacapnial
  • Specialized
9.9

Having too little carbon dioxide in the blood

is the alternate adjective with the same meaning but different ending
acapnotic
vsacapnial
  • Specialized
9.9

A state in which the blood has less carbon dioxide than normal

is the alternate adjective with identical sense but a different suffix

How Much CO2

hypercapnic
  • Specialized
1 9.9
acapnial
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

acapnial positive

Morphology

acapnial = acapnia (semi-transparent) = a + capn + ia + al

The adjective is formed regularly from the noun 'acapnia' by adding the common adjectival suffix '-al'.

Etymology

Acapnial comes from the Greek parts a- meaning 'without' and capnia (from kapnos) meaning 'smoke', a word doctors used for carbon dioxide, so it gives an image of 'no smoke' in the body. So acapnial describes a state with very low or 'without' carbon dioxide in the blood or tissues.