acidosis

/ˈæsəˌdoʊsəs/

Definitions of acidosis

1. noun

   abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues
   types:

   diabetic acidosis, ketoacidosis

   acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies; occurs primarily in diabetes mellitus

   metabolic acidosis

   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)

   carbon dioxide acidosis, respiratory acidosis

   acidosis resulting from reduced gas exchange in the lungs (as in emphysema or pneumonia); excess carbon dioxide combines with water to form carbonic acid which increases the acidity of the blood

   starvation acidosis

   acidosis in which the acidity results from lack of food which leads to fat catabolism which in turn releases acidic ketone bodies

   type of:

   pathology

   any deviation from a healthy or normal condition