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tide
[tīd]a physiologic 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.
alkaline tide a temporary increase in the alkalinity of the urine during gastric digestion.
fat tide the increase of a fat in the lymph and blood following a meal.
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tide
(tīd),An alternate rise and fall, ebb and flow, or an increase or a decrease.
[A.S. tīd, time]
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tide
(tīd)An alternate rise and fall, ebb and flow, or an increase or decrease.
[M.E., fr. O.E. tīd]
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tide
(tīd)Alternate rise and fall, ebb and flow, or an increase or a decrease.
[M.E., fr. O.E. tīd]
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