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Noun: acid-base balance
  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";
    - acid-base equilibrium

Derived forms: acid-base balances

Type of: chemical equilibrium, equilibrium

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