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renal tubular acidosis n.
A syndrome characterized by the inability to excrete acidic urine and by low plasma bicarbonate and high plasma chloride concentrations, often with hypokalemia.
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Renal tubular acidosis
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Main Entry: renal tubular acidosis
Function: noun
: decreased ability of the kidneys to excrete hydrogen ions that is associated with a defect in the renal tubuleswithout a defect in the glomeruli and that results in the production of urine deficient in acidity
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