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alkalemia

American

[al-kuh-lee-mee-uh] / ˌæl kəˈli mi ə /

noun

Pathology.

abnormal alkalinity of the blood.

Etymology

Origin of alkalemia

First recorded in 1920–25; alkal(i) + -emia

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