Link Centre Dictionary

acidosis

aci·do·sis

UK/ˌæs.ɪˈdəʊ.sɪs/ US/ˌæs.ɪˈdoʊ.sɪs/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

From acid + -osis.

Related words

Broader terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.