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metabolic acidosis

DEFINITIONS OF: metabolic acidosis

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n 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)

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