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    CARBON DIOXIDE ACIDOSIS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    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 bloodplay

    Synonyms:

    carbon dioxide acidosis; respiratory acidosis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

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

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