HyperDic: carbon_dioxide_acidosis

English > 1 sense of the expression *carbon dioxide acidosis*:
NOUN	state	carbon dioxide acidosis, respiratory acidosis	acidosis resulting from reduced gas exchange in the lungs (as in emphysema or pneumonia)

English > *carbon dioxide acidosis*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	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.
Synonym	respiratory acidosis
Broader	acidosis	abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues