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高炭酸ガス血症 (こうたんさんガスけっしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

高こう炭たん酸さんガス血けっ症しょう

Meanings

1

hypercapnia; hypercarbia

Medical term for elevated carbon dioxide levels in the blood.

高こう炭たん酸さんガス血けっ症しょうは呼こ吸きゅう不ふ全ぜんの指し標ひょうとなる。
Hypercapnia is an indicator of respiratory failure.

Kanji

高tall, high, expensive
炭charcoal, coal
酸acid, bitterness, sour
血blood
症

symptoms, illness

Related words

低てい炭たん酸さんガス血けっ症しょう
Hypocapnia (low CO₂), the opposite condition.

Built from

高こう+炭たん酸さんガス+血けっ症しょう

Etymology

Compound of 高 (high) + 炭酸ガス (carbon dioxide) + 血症 (blood condition). A modern medical coinage.