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alkalosis

[ al-kuh-loh-sis ]
/ ˌæl kəˈloʊ sɪs /

noun Pathology.

a condition of the blood and other body fluids in which the bicarbonate concentration is above normal, tending toward alkalemia.

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Origin of alkalosis

First recorded in 1910–15; alkal(i) + -osis

OTHER WORDS FROM alkalosis

al·ka·lot·ic [al-kuh-lot-ik], /ˌæl kəˈlɒt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby alkalosis

alkali rock, alkali soil, alkalize, alkaloid, alkaloidal, alkalosis, alkaluria, alkane, alkane series, alkanet, alkanethiol
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British Dictionary definitions for alkalosis

alkalosis
/ (ˌælkəˈləʊsɪs) /

noun

an abnormal increase in the alkalinity of the blood and extracellular fluids
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Medical definitions for alkalosis

alkalosis
[ ăl′kə-lō′sĭs ]

n.

Abnormally high alkalinity of the blood and body fluids.

Other words from alkalosis

al′ka•lot′ic (-lŏt′ĭk) adj.
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Scientific definitions for alkalosis

alkalosis
[ ăl′kə-lō′sĭs ]

An imbalance in the pH of body fluids, in which the blood or other body tissue is more basic than normal.
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