Key Points. Lactate concentration in blood is a measure of anaerobic metabolism, which occurs when cells are not getting enough oxygen to support normal aerobic energy production. An elevated lactate level is most commonly caused by a decrease in blood flow to the cells, systemically or locally.
discovery noun (FINDING) B2 [ C or U ] the process of finding information, a place, or an object, especially for the first time, or the thing that is found: the discovery of electricity. Leonardo made many scientific discoveries.
Learn how it works. Discovery is the process through which defendants find out about the prosecutionâs case. For example, through standard discovery procedure, they can: get copies of the arresting officersâ reports and statements made by prosecution witnesses, and. examine evidence that the prosecution proposes to introduce at trial.