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  • Carbon Dioxide

Carbon Dioxide(Topical Term)

Preferred form: Carbon Dioxide
Used for/see from:
  • Carbonic Anhydride
  • n: Anhydride, Carbonic
  • n: Dioxide, Carbon

in respiration, /physiol permitted; /metab permitted for cell & tissue resp & non-lung tissue but do not use /metab for gas exchange in lung ( = PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE) or blood CO2 transport ( = /blood but consider also HYPERCAPNIA & HYPOCAPNIA)

A colorless, odorless gas that can be formed by the body and is necessary for the respiration cycle of plants and animals.

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