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Detailed Synonyms for carbon dioxide acidosis in English
carbon dioxide acidosis:
carbon dioxide acidosis [the ~] noun
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the carbon dioxide 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