Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun respiratory_acidosis

1 sense of respiratory acidosis

Sense 1
respiratory acidosis, carbon dioxide 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)
       => acidosis -- (abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues)