respiratory acidosis
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1. 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 (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | acidosis, |
| definition | : | abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues (noun.state) |
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