NOUN | state | alkalosis | abnormally high alkalinity (low hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues |
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Meaning | abnormally high alkalinity (low hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues. | |
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Narrower | metabolic alkalosis | alkalosis resulting from hydrogen-ion loss or excessive intake of alkaline substances |
respiratory alkalosis | alkalosis resulting from increased gas exchange in the lungs (as in hyperventilation associated with extreme / extreme anxiety or aspirin intoxication or metabolic acidosis) | |
Broader | pathology | Any deviation from a healthy or normal / normal condition |
Spanish | alcalosis | |
Catalan | alcalosi | |
Adjectives | alkalotic | marked by alkalosis (or a tendency toward alkalosis) |
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