Etymology

acapnia

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Today it means: The state in which the level of carbon dioxide in the blood and tissue is significantly lower than normal. Full definition →

New Latin acapnia ← Ancient Greek ἄκαπνος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄκαπνος“without smoke”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromacapnia
  3. English todayacapnia

From New Latin acapnia, from Ancient Greek ἄκαπνος (ákapnos, “without smoke”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + καπνός (kapnós, “smoke”).

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