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Lactic acidosis
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An abnormal buildup of lactic acid in the body, leading to acidification of the blood and other bodily fluids. [ ]
Term info
Label
Lactic acidosis
Synonyms
- Hyperlacticacidemia
- Increased lactate in body
- Lactic acidemia
- Lacticacidemia
- Lacticacidosis
layperson term
Increased lactate in body
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https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5208-3432
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6548-5200
]
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Note that the term acidemia is used to describe the state of low pH in the blood, whereas acidosis is used to describe the processes that lead to acidemia. In medical jargon, however, the two terms are used interchangeably.
has alternative id
HP:0003255, HP:0005960
has obo namespace
human_phenotype
id
HP:0003128
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- has_part some (
increased amount and
inheres in some (
rac-lactic acid and
part of some blood) and
has modifier some abnormal)