isocapnia

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English

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Etymology

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From iso- +‎ -capnia.

Noun

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isocapnia (uncountable)

  1. A state of constant arterial carbon dioxide concentration (especially in arterial blood)
    • 2016 January 5, “Ibuprofen Blunts Ventilatory Acclimatization to Sustained Hypoxia in Humans”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      This will slightly increase the isocapnic HVR by the well-known multiplicative interaction between O 2 and CO 2 as carotid body stimuli, but more importantly it allows us to maintain isocapnia even if HVD should decrease ventilation, and increase P e ’ CO2 during the protocol [4 ].
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