acidosis

American  

[as-i-doh-sis] / ˌæs ɪˈdoʊ sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

1. a condition in which the body’s fluids are more acidic than normal: acidosis may be either respiratory, when the lungs fail to adequately expire carbon dioxide, or metabolic, when the kidneys fail to maintain a normal balance of acid and base.

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acidosis British  

/ ˌæsɪˈdəʊsɪs, ˌæsɪˈdɒtɪk /

noun

1. a condition characterized by an abnormal increase in the acidity of the blood and extracellular fluids

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Other Word Forms

• acidotic adjective

Etymology

Origin of acidosis

First recorded in 1895–1900; from New Latin; acid, -osis

Example Sentences

Two days later, routine monitoring revealed she had too much acid in her blood, known as metabolic acidosis.

From BBC

Key among them was the presence of acidosis, a condition indicative of insufficient oxygen.

From Seattle Times

One of the main problems is acidosis, where the tumor environment becomes more acidic and pH levels plummet.

From Science Daily

Normally, pet owners do not suspect metabolic acidosis until it is almost too late, because it has few outward symptoms.

From Salon

He’d be dead two weeks later of lactic acidosis, according to his death certificate, a fatal buildup of acid in the body when the kidneys stop working.

From Seattle Times

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