A respiratory abnormality that is characterized by a 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. [ url:http://www2.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwmednlm?book=Medical&va=hypoventilation ]
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A respiratory abnormality that is characterized by a 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.