carbonæmia

noun

An excessive amount of carbon, particularity carbon dioxide, in the blood.

OriginLatin carbo ← Ancient Greek αἷμα →
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Meanings

noun
  1. medicineAn excessive amount of carbon, particularity carbon dioxide, in the blood.

    While it produces less carbonæmia than the above mentioned agents, its special effect is to so alter the blood corpuscles as to prevent them from assimilating oxygen.

    1875, Faneuil D. Weisee, “Nitrous Oxide Gas”, in The Sanitarian, volume II, page 29

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekαἷμα“blood”
  2. Latincarbo“charcol”
  3. Englishcarbonæmia

From carbon + -aemia, conjunction: Latin carbo (“charcol”) and Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).

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APA

carbonæmia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%C3%A6mia

MLA

“carbonæmia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%C3%A6mia. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carbonæmia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%C3%A6mia.

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