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Definition of Carbon dioxide acidosis
1. Noun. 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.
Medical Definition of Carbon dioxide acidosis
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Carbon Dioxide Acidosis
Literary usage of Carbon dioxide acidosis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Principles and practice of infant feeding by Julius Hays Hess (1922)
"... with decompensation, carbon dioxide frequently accumulates in the blood in
amounts in excess of the normal, resulting in a carbon dioxide acidosis. ..."
2. The Principles of Acidosis and Clinical Methods for Its Study by Andrew Watson Sellards (1917)
"PETERS, JP, Jr. Carbon dioxide Acidosis: The Cause of Cardiac Dyspnoea. Am. Jour.
Physiol., 1917, 43, 118. 71. JOSLIN, EP The Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus ..."