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RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Acidosis resulting from reduced gas exchange in the lungs (as in emphysema or pneumonia); excess carbon dioxide combines with water to form carbonic acid which increases the acidity of the blood
Synonyms:
carbon dioxide acidosis; respiratory acidosis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("respiratory acidosis" is a kind of...):
acidosis (abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues)
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