acidosis : Idioms & Phrases
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carbon dioxide acidosis
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noun acidosis resulting from reduced gas exchange in the lungs (as in emphysema or pneumonia); excess carbon dioxide combines with water to form carbonic acid which increases the acidity of the blood
carbon dioxide acidosis.
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diabetic acidosis
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noun acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies; occurs primarily in diabetes mellitus
ketoacidosis.
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metabolic acidosis
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noun acidosis and bicarbonate concentration in the body fluids resulting either from the accumulation of acids or the abnormal loss of bases from the body (as in diarrhea or renal disease)
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respiratory acidosis
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noun acidosis resulting from reduced gas exchange in the lungs (as in emphysema or pneumonia); excess carbon dioxide combines with water to form carbonic acid which increases the acidity of the blood
carbon dioxide acidosis.
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starvation acidosis
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noun acidosis in which the acidity results from lack of food which leads to fat catabolism which in turn releases acidic ketone bodies
