Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having or being characterized by acidosis: Relating to or suffering from a medical condition where there is an excessive acidity in the body's fluids, specifically an abnormally high concentration of hydrogen ions (low pH) in the blood.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The patient's lab results confirmed they were acidotic and required immediate treatment.
  • Diabetic ketoacidosis is a well-known acidotic state.
  • The doctor was concerned about the acidotic condition developing from the kidney failure.

Advanced Usage

• "severely acidotic": Used to emphasize a critical level of acidosis.
  • Upon admission, the patient was found to be severely acidotic.

Variants and Related Words

• Acidosis (n): The pathological condition itself, characterized by excessive acid in the body fluids.
  • Metabolic acidosis is a common type of acidosis.
• Acidemia (n): Specifically denotes acidity in the blood, often used interchangeably with acidosis in clinical contexts.
  • The newborn was diagnosed with lactic acidemia.

Synonyms

• Hyperacidotic: Having excessive acidity (less common clinical synonym).
• In a state of acidosis: A descriptive phrase with the same meaning.

Antonyms

• Alkalotic: Having or characterized by alkalosis, an excess of base (high pH) in the body fluids.

Adjective

1. having or being characterized by acidosis