acidosis
noun
ac·i·do·sis ˌa-sə-ˈdō-səs 
: an abnormal condition characterized by reduced alkalinity of the blood and of the body tissues
acidotic
ˌa-sə-ˈdä-tik
adjective 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Pimples pop, pupils dilate, tendons tauten, and breathing gets so shallow that people fall into respiratory acidosis. 
John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 20 Apr. 2022 Chappell was diagnosed with metabolic acidosis, which is when there's too much acid in the body. Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2021 Chappell was diagnosed with metabolic acidosis, which is when there's too much acid in the body. Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2021 Chappell was diagnosed with metabolic acidosis, which is when there's too much acid in the body. Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2021 Chappell was diagnosed with metabolic acidosis, which is when there's too much acid in the body. Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2021 While fatigue isn’t well understood, the negative consequences of anaerobic training can include acidosis, leaky calcium channels, depolarization, and inorganic phosphate accumulation, among others. Outside Online, 17 July 2020 Chappell was diagnosed with metabolic acidosis, which is when there's too much acid in the body. Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2021 Physicians and historians of medicine have long bickered over a differential diagnosis of Tiny Tim’s unspecified illness, with guesses ranging from cerebral palsy to rickets to renal tubal acidosis. Natalie Shure, The New Republic, 20 Dec. 2021 See More
John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 20 Apr. 2022 Chappell was diagnosed with metabolic acidosis, which is when there's too much acid in the body. Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2021 Chappell was diagnosed with metabolic acidosis, which is when there's too much acid in the body. Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2021 Chappell was diagnosed with metabolic acidosis, which is when there's too much acid in the body. Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2021 Chappell was diagnosed with metabolic acidosis, which is when there's too much acid in the body. Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2021 While fatigue isn’t well understood, the negative consequences of anaerobic training can include acidosis, leaky calcium channels, depolarization, and inorganic phosphate accumulation, among others. Outside Online, 17 July 2020 Chappell was diagnosed with metabolic acidosis, which is when there's too much acid in the body. Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2021 Physicians and historians of medicine have long bickered over a differential diagnosis of Tiny Tim’s unspecified illness, with guesses ranging from cerebral palsy to rickets to renal tubal acidosis. Natalie Shure, The New Republic, 20 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from German Acidose (now Azidose), from New Latin acidum acid entry 1 + German -ose -osis
First Known Use
1900, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
acidosis
noun
ac·i·do·sis ˌas-ə-ˈdō-səs
plural acidoses -ˌsēz
: an abnormal condition of reduced alkalinity of the blood and tissues that is marked by sickly sweet breath, headache, nausea and vomiting, and visual disturbances and is usually a result of excessive acid production compare alkalosis, ketosis sense 1
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