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acidemia

acidemia is the alternative form of acidaemia.

Meaning of acidaemia

Noun

acidaemia (countable and uncountable, plural acidaemias)

  1. a medical condition marked by an abnormally high concentration of hydrogen ions in a person's blood
    • The development of marked metabolic acidaemia during labour occurs in about 20% of high-risk pregnancies, which is eight times higher than in normal pregnancies.1999, Balen, Broughton Pipkin, Calder, et al, Dewhurst's textbook of obstetrics and gynaecology for postgraduates: Sixth edition, page 274

Forms of acidemia

pluralacidemias

Origin of acidemia

From acid + -emia.

Phrases with acidemia

Questions about acidemia

What is acidemia the alternative form of?
Acidemia is the alternative form of acidaemia.

Words near acidemia in the dictionary

  1. Acidalia
  2. acidaminuria
  3. acidanthera
  4. acidantheras
  5. acidcore
  6. acidemia
  7. acidemias
  8. acidemic
  9. acider
  10. acidergic
  11. acidest

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