acidaemia

English

Etymology

From acid +‎ -aemia.

Noun

acidaemia (countable and uncountable, plural acidaemias)

2. (medicine) a medical condition marked by an abnormally high concentration of hydrogen ions in a person's blood
   • 1999, Balen, Broughton Pipkin, Calder, et al, Dewhurst's textbook of obstetrics and gynaecology for postgraduates: Sixth edition, page 274:

     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.

Derived terms

• acidaemic

 

Translations

abnormally high concentration of hydrogen ions in blood

• Polish: kwasica (pl) f, acydoza (pl) f, acydemia f
• Portuguese: acidemia f