Meaning of ACIDOSIS

Pronunciation:			`asi'dowsis
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues
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	See Also:		carbon dioxide acidosis, diabetic acidosis, ketoacidosis, metabolic acidosis, pathology, respiratory acidosis, starvation acidosis
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		Too much acid in the body. For a person with diabetes, this can lead to diabetic ketoacidosis.
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		A metabolic illness that occurs when the body's ability to buffer free hydrogen ions in the blood is compromised, which usually causes the pH of the blood to drop (the blood gets more acidic). Compare alkalosis.