A reduction in the amount of air transported into the pulmonary alveoli by breathing, leading to hypercapnia (increase in the partial pressure of carbon dioxide). [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199 ]
Synonyms: Under breathing Slow breathing Alveolar hypoventilation
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- SNOMEDCT_US:31515003
- SNOMEDCT_US:80954004
- SNOMEDCT_US:15993004
- UMLS:C3203358
- UMLS:C0235063
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Not to be confused with Hypopnea, where the partial pressure of carbon dioxide can remain normal.
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- has part some (
decreased frequency and
characteristic of some respiratory gaseous exchange by respiratory system and
has modifier some abnormal and
has modifier some pathological)