acidosis
(ac-i-do-sis)
4 syllables
Definition
noun. an abnormal increase in the acidity of body fluids caused either by accumulation of acids or by depletion of bicarbonates
Example Sentence
The doctor diagnosed it as acidosis.
Synonyms
blood condition; high acidity in the blood; increase in blood acidity
Antonyms
normal blood acidity
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Rhymes
- cirrhosis
- fibrosis
- hypnosis
- meiosis
- necrosis
- nephrosis
- neurosis
- prognosis
- psychosis
- sclerosis
- thrombosis
- acidosis
- diagnosis
- heterosis
- symbiosis
- apotheosis
- misdiagnosis
- tuberculosis
- atherosclerosis
- arteriosclerosis
- neurofibromatosis