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 • Jul. 22, 2024

People experiencing low oxygen instinctively seek to breathe, and heavy breathing is the body’s natural cure for acidosis, Mitchell said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2023

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

From Science Daily • Sep. 20, 2023

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

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2022

Cattle with acidosis stop eating, pant and drool, paw and scratch their bellies, and eat dirt.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

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