metabolic acidosis
noun · n
Simple meaning
Acidosis and bicarbonate concentration in the body fluids resulting either from the accumulation of acids or the abnormal loss of bases from the body.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
mɛtəˈbɑlɪkæsədoʊsəs
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Definition
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noun
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)
n
A serious electrolyte disorder characterized by an imbalance in the body's acid-base balance.
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This meaning: 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)
Used this way, metabolic acidosis is a specialist word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It turns up most in medicine or healthcare contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Clinical and detached
Where it naturally appears
- Medicine/healthcare
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