Meanings
nounhypercapnia (usually uncountable, plural hypercapnias)
plural hypercapnias
- uncountableusuallymedicineThe condition of abnormally elevated carbon dioxide in the blood.
Synonyms: hypercarbia · Antonyms: hypocapnia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe condition of abnormally elevated carbon dioxide in the blood.
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nounthe physical condition of having the presence of an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating blood
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physical conditionphysiological statephysiological condition
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Origin
From hyper- + capn- + -ia; more at capno- § Etymology.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic فرط ثنائي أكسيد الكربون في الدم
- فرط ثنائي أكسيد الكربون في الدمcondition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
Bulgarian хиперкапния
- хиперкапния (hiperkapnija)condition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
Catalan hipercàpnia
- hipercàpniacondition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
Chinese 高碳酸血症
- 高碳酸血症condition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
Czech hyperkapnie
- hyperkapniecondition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
Esperanto hiperkapnio
- hiperkapniocondition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
Finnish hyperkapnia
- hyperkapniacondition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
French hypercapnie
- hypercapniecondition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
German Hyperkapnie
- Hyperkapniecondition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
Greek υπερκαπνία
- υπερκαπνία (yperkapnía)condition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
Hebrew היפרקפניה
- היפרקפניהcondition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
Indonesian hiperkapnia
- hiperkapniacondition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
Irish hipearcaipnia
- hipearcaipniacondition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
Italian ipercapnia
- ipercapniacondition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
Norwegian Bokmål hyperkapni
- hyperkapnicondition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
Polish hiperkapnia
- hiperkapniacondition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
Portuguese hipercapnia
- hipercapniacondition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
Russian гиперкапния
- гиперкапния (giperkapnija)condition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
Spanish hipercapnia
- hipercapniacondition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
Swedish hyperkapni
- hyperkapnicondition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
Turkish hiperkapni
- hiperkapnicondition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
Ukrainian гіперкапнія
- гіперкапнія (hiperkapnija)condition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
Vietnamese tăng CO2 máu
- tăng CO2 máucondition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
Cite this entry
APA
hypercapnia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypercapnia
MLA
“hypercapnia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypercapnia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypercapnia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypercapnia.
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