HyperDic: starvation_acidosis

English > 1 sense of the expression *starvation acidosis*:
NOUN	state	starvation acidosis	acidosis in which the acidity results from lack of food which leads to fat catabolism which in turn releases acidic ketone bodies

English > *starvation acidosis*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	acidosis in which the acidity results from lack of food which leads to fat catabolism which in turn releases acidic ketone bodies.
Broader	acidosis	abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues