RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS
\ɹɪspˈɪɹətəɹˌɪ ɐsɪdˈə͡ʊsɪs], \ɹɪspˈɪɹətəɹˌɪ ɐsɪdˈəʊsɪs], \ɹ_ɪ_s_p_ˈɪ_ɹ_ə_t_ə_ɹ_ˌɪ_ ɐ_s_ɪ_d_ˈəʊ_s_ɪ_s]\
Definitions of RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS
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acidosis resulting from reduced gas exchange in the lungs (as in emphysema or pneumonia); excess carbon dioxide combines with water to form carbonic acid which increases the acidity of the blood
By Princeton University
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).