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ALKALOSIS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Abnormally high alkalinity (low hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("alkalosis" is a kind of...):

pathology (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "alkalosis"):

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 anxiety or aspirin intoxication or metabolic acidosis))

Derivation:

alkalotic (marked by alkalosis (or a tendency toward alkalosis))

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