(ăs-ĭ-dē′mē-ă)
[Pronunciation]
[L. acidum, acid, + Gr. haima, blood]
A decrease in the arterial blood pH below 7.35.
The hydrogen ion concentration of the blood increases, as reflected by a lowering of serum pH values.
See: acid-base balance; acidity; acidosis
lactic acidemia
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