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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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;
[syn: respiratory acidosis, carbon dioxide acidosis]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

respiratory acidosis
    n 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 [syn: respiratory acidosis,
         carbon dioxide acidosis]