Pathologic Function
acidosis Audio
ac·i·do·sis [ as-i-doh-sis ]
Subclass of:
Acid-Base Imbalance
Etymology:
Latin acere = to be sour + -osis = condition
Used of diabetic and other forms of acidosis.
Definitions related to acidosis:
  • A pathologic condition of acid accumulation or depletion of base in the body. The two main types are RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS and metabolic acidosis, due to metabolic acid build up.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Abnormal acid accumulation or depletion of base.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • An abnormally high acidity of the blood and other body tissues. Acidosis can be either respiratory or metabolic.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Pathologic condition resulting from accumulation of acid or depletion of the alkaline reserve (bicarbonate) content of the blood and body tissues, and characterized by an increase in hydrogen ion concentration (decrease in pH).
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A disorder characterized by abnormally high acidity (high hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
  • Acidosis is caused by an overproduction of acid that builds up in the blood or an excessive loss of bicarbonate from the blood (metabolic acidosis) or by a buildup of carbon dioxide in the blood that results from poor lung function or depressed breathing (respiratory acidosis).
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
  • Acidosis, abnormally high level of acidity, or low level of alkalinity, in the body fluids, including the blood. There are two primary types of acidosis: respiratory acidosis and metabolic acidosis. Respiratory acidosis results from inadequate excretion of carbon dioxide from the lungs. This may be...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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