acidotic

English

Adjective

acidotic (comparative more acidotic, superlative most acidotic)

1. (pathology) Having depressed alkalinity of blood or tissue.
   • 2006, Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma, The Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 78:

     Acidotic animals go off their feed, pant and salivate excessively, paw and scratch their bellies, and eat dirt.

Derived terms

• acidotically
• nonacidotic

 

Related terms

• acid
• acidosis

Translations

having depressed alkalinity of blood or tissue

• Dutch: acidotisch
• Portuguese: acidótico, acidósico