hypercarbia
The condition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the bloodThe condition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The condition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood.
the physical condition of having the presence of an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating blood
Origin
From hyper- + carb- + -ia.From hyper- + carb- + -ia.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the physical condition of having the presence of an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating blood:hypercapnia
Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable