ACID-BASE BALANCE
Dictionary entry overview: What does acid-base balance mean? • ACID-BASE BALANCE (noun)
The noun ACID-BASE BALANCE has 1 sense:
1. (physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body
Familiarity information: ACID-BASE BALANCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ACID-BASE BALANCE (noun)
Meaning:
(physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
acid-base balance; acid-base equilibrium
Context example:
with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is slightly alkaline
Hypernyms ("acid-base balance" is a kind of...):
chemical equilibrium; equilibrium (a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates)
Domain category:
physiology (the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms)
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