Letter H

Hypocapnia

Less than the normal level of carbon dioxide in the blood.

Hypoapnia is the opposite of hypercapnia.

The origin of the suffix '-capnia' is curious.

It comes from the Greek 'kapnos' referring to carbon dioxide which is a principal part of smoke

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