isocapnia

English

Etymology

From iso- +‎ -capnia.

Noun

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 ].

Related terms

• isocapnic