tide (tīd) a physiological variation or increase of a certain constituent in body fluids.
tide
acid tide temporary increase in the acidity of the urine which sometimes follows fasting.
alkaline tide temporary increase in the alkalinity of the urine during gastric digestion.
fat tide the increase of fat in the lymph and blood after a meal.
tide (t d)n. An alternate increase and decrease, as of levels of a substance in the blood or digestive tract. |
tide
Etymology: AS, tid
a variation, increase, or decrease, in the concentration of a particular component of body fluids, such as acid tide, fat tide. tidal, adj.
tide
a physiological variation or increase of a certain constituent in body fluids.
acid tide
a temporary increase in the acidity of the urine that sometimes follows fasting.
fat tide
the increase of fat in the lymph and blood following a meal.
postprandial alkaline tide
the metabolic alkalosis that accompanies the active secretion of gastric acid following a meal.
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