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Definition of Acid-base balance
1. Noun. (physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body. "With a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is slightly alkaline"
Category relationships: Physiology
Generic synonyms: Chemical Equilibrium, Equilibrium
Medical Definition of Acid-base balance
1. The normal balance between acid and base in the blood plasma, expressed in the hydrogen ion concentration or pH, resulting from the relative amounts of acidic and basic materials ingested and produced by body metabolism, compared to the relative amounts of acidic and basic materials excreted from the body and consumed by body metabolism; the normal state of acid-base balance is not one of neutrality, with equal concentrations of hydrogen and hydroxyl ions, but a more alkaline state with a certain excess of hydroxyl ions. Synonym: acid-base equilibrium. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acid-base Balance
Literary usage of Acid-base balance
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Physiology and Biochemistry in Modern Medicine by John James Rickard Macleod (1922)
"CHAPTER XL THE CONTROL OF RESPIRATION (Cont'd) VARIATIONS IN THE ALVEOLAR C02
AND THE ACID BASE BALANCE IN HEALTH AND DISEASE At this stage and before we ..."
2. Mineral Tolerance of Animals by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"33 Minerals and Acid-Base Balance INTRODUCTION The maintenance of a stable pH
... When considering the myriad of mechanisms involved in acid-base balance, ..."
3. Managing Coal Combustion Residues in Mines by National Research Council (U. S.), National Academies Press, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (2006)
"RCRA References A. Acid-Base Balance: Where ash is placed for the purpose of
providing a source of alkalinity to counteract a known acidic waler environment ..."
4. Alcohols Effect on Organ Function edited by Dianne M. Welsh (1997)
"These disturbances increase the kidneys' workload in restoring acid-base balance
through formation of an acidic or basic (ie, alkaline) urine. ..."
5. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"... treated mother rats who themselves appeared to be in acid/base balance.
The cases mentioned earlier wherein both maternal and fetal pH were elevated ..."
6. The Oxford Medicine by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"Acid-base Equilibrium: Acidosis: Alkalosis The maintenance in the body of acid-base
equilibrium or acid-base balance to keep the pH level of blood plasma ..."
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