noun. An abnormal increase in the acidity of the body's fluids, caused either by accumulation of acids or by depletion of bicarbonates.

noun. Poisoning by certain acids, such as uric acid or the fatty acids, formed within the body under various morbid conditions, such as cancer, diabetes, or fever. Also called acid intoxication.

noun. abnormally high acidity of the blood and other body fluids.

noun. An abnormally increased acidity of the blood.

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

"Iron enters cells and acts as a mitochondrial poison. 1 The resultant metabolic acidosis is secondary to an increased anaerobic metabolism, lactic acidosis and shock."

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carbon dioxide acidosis  diabetic acidosis  ketoacidosis  metabolic acidosis  respiratory acidosis  

apotheosis  arteriosclerosis  asbestosis  cirrhosis  diagnosis  

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