alkalosis

[al-kuh-loh-sis]

noun

Pathology.

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

alkalosis

/ ˌælkəˈləʊsɪs /

noun

1. an abnormal increase in the alkalinity of the blood and extracellular fluids

alkalosis

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

Other Word Forms

• alkalotic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of alkalosis¹

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