diabetic acidosis
- noun
- /ˌdaɪəˈbɛtɪk əˈsɪdəsɪs/
- Specialized
:
acidosis diabética
- Untreated type 1 diabetes can quickly lead to diabetic acidosis, which is a life-threatening emergency.
Examples
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The patient was hospitalized due to symptoms of diabetic acidosis, including nausea and rapid breathing.
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Early detection and treatment are crucial in cases of diabetic acidosis to prevent serious complications.
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She has diabetic acidosis.
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Don't ignore diabetic acidosis!
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Early detection and treatment are crucial in cases of diabetic acidosis to prevent serious complications.
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The patient was hospitalized due to symptoms of diabetic acidosis, including nausea and rapid breathing.
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Untreated type 1 diabetes can quickly lead to diabetic acidosis, which is a life-threatening emergency.
Synonyms
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9.2
A serious condition when the body makes too much acid in the blood, often in people with diabetes
How Severe
- Specialized
2
5.0
- Specialized
- Specialized
9
3.0
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is compositionally transparent: 'diabetic' means 'related to diabetes' and 'acidosis' means 'elevated acidity', so the combined meaning is an acidosis caused by diabetes. This adjective+noun medical compound follows regular English and cross-linguistic patterns, making it predictable to a learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Diabetic acidosis comes from two parts: diabetic (about diabetes) and acidosis (too much acid in the body). Imagine a body that cannot use sugar so it makes acid that builds up in the blood, so the phrase means 'a dangerous acid build-up in someone with diabetes'.