- metabolic acidosis
- A condition in which the blood is too acidic. It may be caused by severe illness or sepsis (bacteria in the bloodstream).
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Metabolic acidosis — Classification and external resources Davenport diagram ICD 10 E … Wikipedia
metabolic acidosis — n acidosis resulting from excess acid due to abnormal metabolism, excessive acid intake, or renal retention or from excessive loss of bicarbonate (as in diarrhea) * * * any of the various kinds of acidosis in which the acid base status of the… … Medical dictionary
metabolic acidosis — noun acidosis and bicarbonate concentration in the body fluids resulting either from the accumulation of acids or the abnormal loss of bases from the body (as in diarrhea or renal disease) • Hypernyms: ↑acidosis … Useful english dictionary
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Acidosis — Infobox Disease Name = Acidosis Caption = DiseasesDB = 87 ICD10 = ICD10|E|87|2|e|70 ICD9 = ICD9|276.2 | ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D000138 Acidosis is an increased acidity (i.e. an increased hydrogen ion … Wikipedia
acidosis — acidotic /as i dot ik/, adj. /as i doh sis/, n. Pathol. a blood condition in which the bicarbonate concentration is below normal. [1895 1900; < NL; see ACID, OSIS] * * * ▪ pathology abnormally high level of acidity, or low level of alkalinity,… … Universalium
Acidosis metabólica — La acidosis metabólica es uno de los trastornos del equilibrio ácido base, caracterizado por un incremento en la acidéz del plasma sanguíneo y es, por lo general, una manifestación de trastornos metabólicos en el organismo. El identificar la… … Wikipedia Español
acidosis — A pathologic state characterized by an increase in the concentration of hydrogen ions in the arterial blood above the normal level, 40 nmol/L, or pH 7.4; may be caused by an accumulation of carbon dioxide or acidic products of metabolism, or by a … Medical dictionary
hyperchloremic acidosis — metabolic acidosis accompanied by elevated plasma chloride … Medical dictionary
