acid-base balance

Noun
  1. (physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body (synset 113447153)
    "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is slightly alkaline"
    referred to in: physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
    is a type of: chemical equilibrium, equilibrium - a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
    same as: acid-base equilibrium

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