acidoticadj.
/ˌasᵻˈdɒtɪk/, U.S. /ˌæsəˈdɑdɪk/ Medicine.
Caused by or characteristic of acidosis; affected by acidosis.
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hyperinotic1849
hyperinosed1878
haemophaeic1880
hyperglycaemic1903
hypercapnial1908
hypercholesterolaemic1916
acidotic1920
hypercalcaemic1932
myeloproliferative1951
hyperpotassaemic1953
hypercapnic1955
hypernatraemic1955
hyperphosphataemic1955
hyperglobulinaemic1958
macroglobulinaemic1961
hyperkalaemic1969
hypergammaglobulinaemic1971
1920 Brit. Jrnl. Exper. Pathol. 1 287 It is suggested that during surgical anæsthesia two processes, mutually antagonistic, are active, one the ‘acidotic process’ of Haggard and Henderson.
1946 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 46 605/3 In acidotic coma, the breathing is deep and regular.
1961 Lancet 16 Sept. 664/1 He was drowsy, severely dehydrated, and wasted; his breathing was acidotic.
2006 M. Pollan Omnivore's Dilemma iv. 78 Acidotic animals go off their feed, pant and salivate excessively.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1920