1. the physical condition of having the presence of an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating blood; [syn: hypercapnia, hypercarbia]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hypercarbia
n 1: the physical condition of having the presence of an
abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating
blood [syn: hypercapnia, hypercarbia] [ant: acapnia,
hypocapnia]