capno-, capn-, capnod- +
(Greek: smoke; vapor; sooty [extended meaning is carbon dioxide])
isocapnia
A state in which the arterial carbon dioxide pressure remains constant or unchanged.
kapne
Smoke-hole, chimney.
kapnodes
Like smoke, sooty, dusky.
kapnography, kapnograph
Name for a mode of producing designs or pictures on a smoked surface of glass, etc.
miscapnologist
A specialist in the study of the mistakes and dangers of smoking.
miscapnology
The study of the mistakes and dangers of smoking.
misocapnic
Someone who loathes or hates tobacco smoke.
misocapnist; hates smoke and smoking
1. A person who hates smoking or the smell of tobacco smoke.
2. A reference to anyone who hates tobacco smoke in any form.
misocapny
A hatred of tobacco smoke in all or specific forms.
normocapnia
1. The presence of a normal concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood and serum.
2. A state in which the arterial carbon dioxide pressure is normal, about 40 mm Hg. Also: eucapnia.
permissive hypercapnia
Artificially induced hypercapnia (more than the normal level of carbon dioxide in the blood) in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome or respiratory failure.
Done to lower the inspiratory pressure and tidal volume and the possibility of lung injury.
More related smoke words are at this fumi- unit.
Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units dealing with "smoke, smoking":
atmido-;
Capnomania & Fumimania, Pt. 1;
Capnophobia & Fumiphobia, Pt. 1;
fumi-;
nebula-;
typho-.
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