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acid-base balance (medicine) and specialty boards (medicine)


acid-base balance (medicine)


acid-base balance


The normal balance between acid and base in the blood plasma, expressed in the hydrogen ion concentration or pH, resulting from the relative amounts of acidic and basic materials ingested and produced by body metabolism, compared to the relative amounts of acidic and basic materials excreted from the body and consumed by body metabolism; the normal state of acid-base balance is not one of neutrality, with equal concentrations of hydrogen and hydroxyl ions, but a more alkaline state with a certain excess of hydroxyl ions.

Synonym: acid-base equilibrium.


specialty boards (medicine)


specialty boards
Organizations which certify physicians and dentists as specialists in various fields of medical and dental practice.