(ăs″ĭ-dō′sĭs)
[Pronunciation]
[L. acidum, acid, + Gr. osis, condition]

An actual or relative increase in the acidity of blood due to an accumulation of acids (as in diabetic acidosis or renal disease) or an excessive loss of bicarbonate (as in renal disease).
The hydrogen ion concentration of the fluid is increased, lowering the pH.
See: acid-base balance; acidemia; buffer; pH
acidotic, (ăs″ĭ-dŏt′ĭk)
[Pronunciation]
adj.

Subentries:
carbon dioxide acidosis
compensated acidosis
diabetic acidosis
hypercapnic acidosis
hyperchloremic acidosis
lactic acidosis
metabolic acidosis
renal acidosis
respiratory acidosis