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Meaning of "hypercapnia" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HYPERCAPNIA

From hyper- + Greek kapnos smoke.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HYPERCAPNIA

hypercapnia  [ˌhaɪpəˈkæpnɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HYPERCAPNIA

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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hypercapnia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HYPERCAPNIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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. Hypercapnia normally triggers a reflex which increases breathing and access to oxygen, such as arousal and turning the head during sleep. A failure of this reflex can be fatal, as in sudden infant death syndrome. Hypercapnia is the opposite of hypocapnia.

Definition of hypercapnia in the English dictionary

The definition of hypercapnia in the dictionary is an excess of carbon dioxide in the blood Also: hypercarbia.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HYPERCAPNIA


acapnia
eɪˈkæpnɪə
agrypnia
əˈɡrɪpnɪə
Albania
ælˈbeɪnɪə
Armenia
ɑːˈmiːnɪə
Bosnia
ˈbɒznɪə
Caledonia
ˌkælɪˈdəʊnɪə
California
ˌkælɪˈfɔːnɪə
engineer
ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪə
Estonia
ɛˈstəʊnɪə
hypopnea
haɪˈpɒpnɪə
hypopnoea
haɪˈpɒpnɪə
linear
ˈlɪnɪə
Lithuania
ˌlɪθjʊˈeɪnɪə
Macedonia
ˌmæsɪˈdəʊnɪə
near
nɪə
Pennsylvania
ˌpɛnsɪlˈveɪnɪə
Romania
rəʊˈmeɪnɪə
Slovenia
sləʊˈviːnɪə
Tanzania
ˌtænzəˈnɪə
Virginia
vəˈdʒɪnɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HYPERCAPNIA

hypercalcaemia
hypercalcemia
hypercalcemic
hypercapnic
hypercarbia
hypercatabolism
hypercatalectic
hypercatalexes
hypercatalexis
hypercautious
hypercharge
hypercholesterolaemia
hypercholesterolemia
hypercivilised
hypercivilized
hypercoagulable
hypercomplex
hyperconnectivity
hyperconscious
hypercorrect

WORDS THAT END LIKE HYPERCAPNIA

ammonia
Baja California
Britannia
Campania
Catalonia
Catania
eugenia
Gdynia
Hispania
hryvnia
insignia
insomnia
leishmania
Mauritania
New Caledonia
Oceania
Patagonia
Tasmania
tenia
West Virginia

Synonyms and antonyms of hypercapnia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hypercapnia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HYPERCAPNIA

Find out the translation of hypercapnia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hypercapnia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hypercapnia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高碳酸血症
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hipercapnia
570 millions of speakers

English

hypercapnia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hypercapnia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

hypercapnia
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гиперкапния
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hipercapnia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hypercapnia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hypercapnie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hypercapnia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hyperkapnie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

高炭酸ガス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

탄산 혈증
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hypercapnia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hypercapnia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hypercapnia
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अतिक्रांपलिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hiperkapni
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ipercapnia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nadmiar
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гиперкапния
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hipercapnie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερκαπνία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hypercapnia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hyperkapni
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hyperkapni
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hypercapnia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HYPERCAPNIA»

The term «hypercapnia» is regularly used and occupies the 73.763 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HYPERCAPNIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hypercapnia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HYPERCAPNIA»

Discover the use of hypercapnia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hypercapnia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Essentials of Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States
Hypercapnia refers to an increase in the carbon dioxide content of the arterial blood.3,6 The carbon dioxide level in the arterial blood, or PCO2, is proportional to carbon dioxide production and inversely related to alveolar ventilation.
Carol Porth, 2011
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The ICU Book
18. O'CroininD, Ni Chonghaile M,Higgins B, et al. Benchtobedside review: permissive hypercapnia. Crit Care 2005;9:51–59. Monitoring. LungMechanics. 19. MJ.Respiratory monitoring. JAMA 1990;264:244–251. 20. Marini JJ.
Paul L. Marino, Kenneth M. Sutin, 2012
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Principles of Medical Physiology
Hypercapnia and respiratory acidosis Hypercapnia is retention of CO2 in the body. Hypercapnia can occur as a corrective response to metabolic alkalosis but when hypercapnia is the primary problem, it is associated with respiratory acidosis, ...
Sabyasachi Sircar, 2008
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Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine
The breathing of a gas containing CO2 is not usually in the differential diagnosis of hypercapnia. It does occur occasionally in iatrogenic situations involving intubation and ventilator tubing; patients on a T-piece with extended tubing attached ...
Richard S. Irwin, James M. Rippe, 2008
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Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems
For example, with a total atmospheric pressure of 226 mm Hg at an altitude of 30,000 feet, the PO2 of inspired pure O2 is 226 mm Hg, which is more than adequate to maintain normal arterial hemoglobin saturation. 2. a. Hypercapnia would not ...
Lauralee Sherwood, 2008
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Pathophysiology: Functional Alterations in Human Health
Hypoxia 3. Hypercapnia These three effects directly result from decreased oxygen presence or utilization, or the retention of carbon dioxide. Basically, the body is unable to take in enough oxygen or is unable to release enough carbon dioxide.
Carie Ann Braun, Cindy Miller Anderson, 2007
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Intensive Care Medicine: Annual Update 2008
P. Hassett, M. Contreras, and J.G. Laffey Introduction In the past, hypercapnia and its concomitant hypercapnic acidosis, have been considered to be adverse, and were strictly avoided in the critically ill. Support for this approach derived from ...
Jean-Louis Vincent, 2009
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Critical Care Nephrology
amines (epinephrine and norepinephrine) and by direct peripheral vasodilation through inhibition of vascular smooth muscle.42"44 Severe hypercapnia is associated with direct myocardial depression, especially if hypoxemia also occurs.45 ...
Claudio Ronco, Rinaldo Bellomo, John A. Kellum, 2008
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The Effect of Permissive Hypercapnia on Intraventricular ...
Abstract Permissive hypercapnia is a respiratory care strategy that accepts levels of partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCC^) that are higher than "normal," in order to reduce risk of lung injury. It is not clear whether this strategy increases risk ...
Erika W. Hagen, 2008
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Primer on Kidney Diseases
Respiratory acidosis, or primary hypercapnia, is the acid- base disturbance initiated by an increase in CO2 tension of body fluids. Hypercapnia acidifies body fluids and elicits an adaptive increment in plasma bicarbonate that should be viewed ...
Arthur Greenberg, Alfred K. Cheung, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HYPERCAPNIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hypercapnia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Role of sedation for agitated patients undergoing noninvasive …
The proportion of patients with hypercapnia was significantly higher in the intermittent use group than in the continuous use group. P/F ratio ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
2
The Medicines Company: Federal Circuit Rules Against The …
... having a substantially decreased respiratory reserve, hypoxia, hypercapnia, or pre-existing respiratory depression for respiratory depression, ... «The Wall Street Transcript, Jul 15»
3
Did someone say activist?
Finding it more difficult to get a full, clean breath of air, she has increasing hypercapnia resulting in excessive “hot flashes”. Her weight is stable ... «New Zealand Doctor Online, Jun 15»
4
Using non-invasive bi-level positive airway pressure ventilator via …
... severity of oxygen desaturation and hypercapnia was worsening during non-rapid eye movement compared to rapid eye movement sleep. «7thSpace Interactive, Jun 15»
5
Egalet Announces Launch of Specialty Pharmaceutical Sales Force
... disease or cor pulmonale, in patients with decreased respiratory reserve, hypoxia, hypercapnia or pre-existing respiratory depression. «PR Newswire, Jun 15»
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CareFusion Provides Update on Voluntary Global Recall of AVEA …
If this occurs, alternate ventilation support will be required to reduce the potential of hypoxemia or hypercapnia. The global recall involves ... «PR Newswire, May 15»
7
High-Flow Oxygen Ups Survival in Respiratory Failure
These patients were in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, but did not have hypercapnia. On average, it took 60 minutes from the time of ... «MedPage Today, May 15»
8
This Team Discovers 14 New Species An Hour, But They Have an …
Hypoxia lurks on one side of the equation, hyperoxia waits on the other, hypercapnia skulks everywhere in between (all potentially deadly), and ... «Gizmodo UK, May 15»
9
The Medicines Company Announces FDA Approval of IONSYS …
... hypoxia, hypercapnia, or pre-existing respiratory depression for respiratory depression, particularly when initiating therapy with IONSYS. «Business Wire, Apr 15»
10
Vatican convenes major climate-change meeting
Among the causes of hypercapnia is also the composition of the air. The optimum for the plants is also valid for other living beings (including ... «Nature.com, Apr 15»

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