acidosis (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *acidosis*:
NOUN	state	acidosis	abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues

acidosis > pronunciation
Sounds	ae.sahdow'sahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *acidosis*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues.
Narrower	ketoacidosis, diabetic acidosis	acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies
	metabolic acidosis	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)
	respiratory acidosis, carbon dioxide acidosis	acidosis resulting from reduced gas exchange in the lungs (as in emphysema or pneumonia)
	starvation acidosis	acidosis in which the acidity results from lack of food which leads to fat catabolism which in turn releases acidic ketone bodies
Broader	pathology	Any deviation from a healthy or normal / normal condition
Spanish	acidosis
Catalan	acidosi
Adjectives	acidotic	having or being characterized by acidosis

HyperDic: acidosis