ACID-BASE BALANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does acid-base balance mean? 

• ACID-BASE BALANCE (noun)
  The noun ACID-BASE BALANCE has 1 sense:

1. (physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body

  Familiarity information: ACID-BASE BALANCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACID-BASE BALANCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

acid-base balance; acid-base equilibrium

Context example:

with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is slightly alkaline

Hypernyms ("acid-base balance" is a kind of...):

chemical equilibrium; equilibrium (a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates)

Domain category:

physiology (the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms)

 Context examples 

Keeping a normal acid-base balance is important for the body to work the way it should.

(Acid-base balance, NCI Dictionary)

Also called acid-base balance.

(Acid-base equilibrium, NCI Dictionary)