acid-base balance

Definitions of acid-base balance
  1. noun
    (physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body
    “with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is slightly alkaline”
    synonyms: acid-base equilibrium
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    type of:
    chemical equilibrium, equilibrium
    a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
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