acid-base equilibrium

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acid-base equilibrium - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  acid-base equilibrium
      n 1: (physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and
           alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in
           the body the blood is slightly alkaline" [syn: acid-base equilibrium
           , acid-base balance]