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ACIDOSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("acidosis" is a kind of...):

pathology (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "acidosis"):

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)

Derivation:

acidotic (having or being characterized by acidosis)

Credits

 Context examples: 

This agent has been withdrawn from the market due to its elevated risk of lactic acidosis.

(Buformin, NCI Thesaurus)

Benfosformin is associated with an increased risk of lactic acidosis.

(Benfosformin, NCI Thesaurus)

Although its mechanism of action is unknown, acetazolamide has anti-convulsant properties resulting from indirect effects secondary to metabolic acidosis or direct effects on neuronal transmission.

(Acetazolamide, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent has an elevated risk of causing lactic acidosis, and has been withdrawn from the market.

(Buformin Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Signs and symptoms include myotonia, dysfunction of the heart, kidney, and brain, and lactic acidosis.

(Cytochrome-C Oxidase Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)

A drug used in the treatment of metabolic acidosis (a disorder in which the blood is too acidic).

(Citric acid/potassium-sodium citrate, NCI Dictionary)

These agents are used topically or systemically for management of metabolic acidosis, improved muscle contraction, and hyper-acidic conditions (preventing, counteracting, or neutralizing stomach acidity).

(Antacid Preparation, NCI Thesaurus)

Used topically or systemically for management of metabolic acidosis, improved muscle contraction, and hyper-acidic conditions, Alkalinizing Agent Preparations contain one or more substances with basic properties, such as sodium bicarbonate, sodium citrate, and phosphate salts (potassium phosphate, sodium acid phosphate, and tribasic sodium phosphate).

(Alkalinizing Agent Preparation, NCI Thesaurus)