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anion gap(medicine)
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anion exchanger(medicine)

anion gap (medicine)


anion gap
<biochemistry> The difference between the sum of the measured cations and anions in the plasma or serum calculated as follows: (Na + K) -(Cl + HCO3) = &lt; 20 mmol/l. Elevated values may occur in diabetic or lactic acidosis; normal or low values occur in bicarbonate-losing metabolic acidoses.

Synonym: cation-anion difference.