When base excess is used (here and in other literature) it may denote both base excess in blood and base excess in extracellular fluid. History In the first half of the 20th century, when diagnosing acid-base disturbances blood was analyzed by extraction to determine total CO 2 content, ctCO 2 (B).
The first syllable of ricochet is accented: ric - o - chet,but the dictionary says that the first or third is acceptable.Regional dialects vary. Go Log In Sign Up
An accent is a stress or emphasis on a particular part of something, usually a word. Pronounce the word doofus with the accent on the first syllable: DOO-fuss. Accent comes from the Latin accentus, which means the intonation of singing.. We use accent for different kinds of emphasis in speech. In some foreign languages, the mark above a letter is an accent that signals how to pronounce it. If you accent something, like the t on the end of your name, you highlight it.