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高炭酸血症 (koutansankesshou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

高こう炭たん酸さん血けっ症しょう

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Meanings

1

hypercapnia; hypercarbia

Medical term for abnormally elevated carbon dioxide levels in the blood. Used in clinical contexts.

See also: 高炭酸ガス血症

高こう

炭たん

酸さん

血けっ

症しょう

は

、

呼こ

吸きゅう

不ふ

全ぜん

の

患かん

者じゃ

に

よく

見み

られる

。

Hypercapnia is often seen in patients with respiratory failure.

Kanji

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

Related words

高こう炭たん酸さんガス血けっ症しょう
Synonym; 高炭酸ガス血症 is a slightly longer form that explicitly includes ガス (gas), but both refer to the same condition.

Built from

高こう+炭たん酸さん+血けっ

Etymology

Compound of 高 (high), 炭酸 (carbonic acid), and 血症 (blood condition), literally 'high carbonic acid blood condition'. A modern medical coinage based on kanji components.

症しょう