English
Detailed Synonyms for respiratory acidosis in English
respiratory acidosis:
respiratory acidosis [the ~] nom
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the respiratory acidosis
– 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 1the carbon dioxide acidosis; the respiratory acidosis– 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 1