METABOLIC ACIDOSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does metabolic acidosis mean? 

• METABOLIC ACIDOSIS (noun)
  The noun METABOLIC ACIDOSIS has 1 sense:

1. acidosis and bicarbonate concentration in the body fluids resulting either from the accumulation of acids or the abnormal loss of bases from the body (as in diarrhea or renal disease)

  Familiarity information: METABOLIC ACIDOSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• METABOLIC ACIDOSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Acidosis and bicarbonate concentration in the body fluids resulting either from the accumulation of acids or the abnormal loss of bases from the body (as in diarrhea or renal disease)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("metabolic acidosis" is a kind of...):

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

 Context examples 

It results in metabolic acidosis, hypoglycemia, and behavioral changes.

(Glutaric Acidemia Type 2, NCI Thesaurus)

Metabolic acidosis characterized by the accumulation of lactate in the body.

(Lactic Acidosis, NCI Thesaurus)

Although its mechanism of action is unknown, acetazolamide has anti-convulsant properties resulting from indirect effects secondary to metabolic acidosis or direct effects on neuronal transmission.

(Acetazolamide, NCI Thesaurus)

A drug used in the treatment of metabolic acidosis (a disorder in which the blood is too acidic).

(Citric acid/potassium-sodium citrate, NCI Dictionary)

It presents with hypoglycemia, failure to thrive, metabolic acidosis, muscle weakness, and hepatomegaly.

(Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)

These agents are used topically or systemically for management of metabolic acidosis, improved muscle contraction, and hyper-acidic conditions (preventing, counteracting, or neutralizing stomach acidity).

(Antacid Preparation, NCI Thesaurus)

Clinical presentations include congenital abnormalities, hepatomegaly, metabolic acidosis, and hypotonia.

(Multiple Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)

A type of metabolic acidosis produced by accumulation of ketone bodies resulting from uncontrolled diabetes mellitus.

(Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Food and Drug Administration)

Used topically or systemically for management of metabolic acidosis, improved muscle contraction, and hyper-acidic conditions, Alkalinizing Agent Preparations contain one or more substances with basic properties, such as sodium bicarbonate, sodium citrate, and phosphate salts (potassium phosphate, sodium acid phosphate, and tribasic sodium phosphate).

(Alkalinizing Agent Preparation, NCI Thesaurus)