HyperDic: acidosis

English > 1 sense of the word acidosis:
NOUNstateacidosisabnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues
acidosis > pronunciation
Soundsae.sahdow'sahs
Rhymesabacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...
English > acidosis: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaningabnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues.
Narrowerketoacidosis, diabetic acidosisacidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies
metabolic acidosisacidosis 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)
respiratory acidosis, carbon dioxide acidosisacidosis resulting from reduced gas exchange in the lungs (as in emphysema or pneumonia)
starvation acidosisacidosis in which the acidity results from lack of food which leads to fat catabolism which in turn releases acidic ketone bodies
BroaderpathologyAny deviation from a healthy or normal / normal condition
Spanishacidosis
Catalanacidosi
Adjectivesacidotichaving or being characterized by acidosis

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