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Metabolism > Acid-Base Equilibrium
Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena > Blood Physiological Phenomena > Acid-Base Equilibrium
Chemical Phenomena > Biochemical Phenomena > Acid-Base Equilibrium
Physiological Phenomena > Homeostasis > Acid-Base Equilibrium
Chemical Phenomena > Hydrogen-Ion Concentration > Acid-Base Equilibrium

Preferred term

Acid-Base Equilibrium  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Acid Base Balance
  • Acid-Base Balance
  • Balance, Acid-Base

Note

  • consider also ACID-BASE IMBALANCE

Scope note

  • The balance between acids and bases in the BODY FLUIDS. The pH (HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION) of the arterial BLOOD provides an index for the total body acid-base balance.

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