acapnia

Thân thiện

A patient experiencing acapnia breathes slowly into a paper bag.

Definition

Noun: * A state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood: Acapnia is a medical condition characterized by an abnormally low level of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the blood. This state typically results from hyperventilation (deep or rapid breathing).

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The patient's anxiety attack led to hyperventilation and subsequent acapnia.
  • Acapnia can cause symptoms like dizziness, tingling in the extremities, and muscle spasms.
  • The doctor identified the lightheadedness as a symptom of acapnia.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Medical Context: The term is primarily used in clinical, physiological, or medical writing and discussion. It is a precise term for a specific biochemical state.
  • The study monitored the effects of acapnia on cerebral blood flow.

Variants and Related Words

• Hypocapnia (n): This is a direct synonym and the more commonly used term in modern medical literature for the same condition.
• Hyperventilation (n): The most common cause of acapnia.
• Acapnic (adj): The adjective form, meaning relating to or suffering from acapnia.
  • The patient was acapnic after the episode.

Synonyms

• Hypocapnia: The standard synonym in medical terminology.
• Carbon dioxide deficit: A descriptive phrase for the condition.

Antonyms

• Hypercapnia (n): A state of excessive carbon dioxide in the blood.
• Hypoventilation (n): Inadequate breathing, which can lead to hypercapnia.

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hypocapnia