| buffalo t. |
see under hump.
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| buffer a. |
an action that tends to stabilize an inanimate system or a body function or state, such as pH, blood pressure, [Ca2+], etc.; most commonly used to denote the stabilization of pH by acid-base buffers (tampon a.).
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| buffer b. |
the sum of all the buffer anions in the blood (bicarbonate, hemoglobin, proteins, and phosphate), determined by titrating the blood with a strong acid; it is used as an index of the degree of metabolic disturbance in the acid-base balance.
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| buffer p. |
a buffer system consisting of an acid and its conjugate base.
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| buffer s. |
a salt, such as sodium bicarbonate or sodium phosphate, the anion of which functions as a conjugate base in a buffer system.
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