acidosis
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- noun
- /ˌæsɪˈdoʊsɪs/
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acidosis
- The nature of the acidosis is the compelling factor in this issue.
- metabolic acidosis
- lactic acidosis
- respiratory acidosis
Examples
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A blood gas usually reveals a metabolic acidosis, and the lactate concentration may be increased.
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Lactic acidosis can occur in patients who have uncontrolled diabetes.
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We can provide fuel and we can manage the acidosis which occurs.
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The nature of the acidosis is the compelling factor on this issue.
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Find out everything there is to know about lactic acidosis.
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If the old soldier missed his insulin treatment, he'd go into acidosis.
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Severe metabolic acidosis is also uncommon in HRS, except for patients who develop a severe infection.
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His other laboratory studies show metabolic acidosis on the blood gas, coagulopathy, anemia, and increased liver function tests.
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The doctor's report says Santiago died of asphyxiation... brought on by acute lactic acidosis... and that the nature of the acidosis strongly suggests poison.
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By this point, his metabolic acidosis had resolved and fluid losses from the GI tract were minimal.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
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A condition in which the blood becomes more acidic than normal
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A condition where body fluids have too much acid, often from kidney failure
Blood becomes too acidic because the lungs do not remove enough carbon dioxide
When the lungs cannot remove carbon dioxide, too much builds up in the blood and makes it acidic
A serious condition when diabetes causes too much acid and chemicals called ketones in the body
A build up of acid in the body when you don't eat and fat breaks down
Antonyms
Compounds
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A condition where body fluids have too much acid, often from kidney failure
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When the lungs cannot remove carbon dioxide, too much builds up in the blood and makes it acidic
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A serious condition when diabetes causes too much acid and chemicals called ketones in the body
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Blood becomes too acidic because the lungs do not remove enough carbon dioxide
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A build up of acid in the body when you don't eat and fat breaks down
How Acidic
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Acidosis comes from the word acid, which means 'sour' as in a lemon, and the ending -osis, which means 'a condition' or 'disease'. So, acidosis means the condition of having too much acid in the blood or body.