Term: respiratory acidosis: acidosis resulting from reduced gas exchange in the lungs (as in emphysema or pneumonia); excess carbon dioxide combines with water to form carbonic acid which increases the acidity of the blood
Broader: acidosis: abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues | Unrelated: cowl: a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk)
Broader: acidosis: abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues | Unrelated: anguilla: type genus of the Anguillidae: eels
Broader: acidosis: abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues | Unrelated: aves: (ornithology) the class of birds
Broader: acidosis: abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues | Unrelated: flatbed: an open truck bed or trailer with no sides; used to carry large heavy objects
Broader: acidosis: abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues | Unrelated: nuclear medicine: the branch of medicine that uses radioactive materials either to image a patient's body or to destroy diseased cells
Broader: acidosis: abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues | Unrelated: false lily of the valley: small white-flowered plant of western Europe to Japan
Broader: acidosis: abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues | Unrelated: inhospitableness: the environmental condition in a region that lacks a favorable climate or terrain for life or growth
Broader: acidosis: abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues | Unrelated: antagonistic muscle: (physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another
Broader: acidosis: abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues | Unrelated: dichloride: a compound containing two chlorine atoms per molecule
Broader: acidosis: abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues | Unrelated: archosaur: extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts