#acidosis abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues
supertype: #pathology any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
subtype: #ketoacidosis__diabetic_acidosis acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies; occurs primarily in diabetes mellitus
subtype: #metabolic_acidosis 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)
subtype: #respiratory_acidosis__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
subtype: #starvation_acidosis acidosis in which the acidity results from lack of food which leads to fat catabolism which in turn releases acidic ketone bodies
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