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Hypoventilation
1) A state in which there is a reduced amount of air entering the pulmonary alveoli.
2) A state in which there is a reduced amount of air entering the pulmonary alveoli.
3) Deficient ventilation of the lungs that results in reduction in the oxygen content or increase in the carbon dioxide content of the blood or both.
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