Definition of Acidosis

Acidosis:Too much acidinthe body, a distinctlyabnormalcondition造成的积累acid or from the depletion of alkaline reserves. Inacidosis,pHof thebloodis abnormally low. Acidosis is associated with diabetic ketoacidosis, lungdisease, and severekidney disease. The opposite of acidosis isalkalosisin which there is too high a pH due to excess base or insufficient acid in the body.

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