starvation acidosis

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Noun1.starvation acidosis - acidosis in which the acidity results from lack of food which leads to fat catabolism which in turn releases acidic ketone bodies
acidosis - abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues
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