alkalosis

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alkalosis

  • /æl.kəˈləʊ̯sɪs/ UK

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From alkali + -osis, on the model of earlier acidosis.

noun alkaloses

  1. countable, uncountable An abnormally increased alkalinity in the blood.

Opposite: acidosis

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noun

Opposite: acidosis

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noun abnormally increased alkalinity in the blood

Españolalcalosis
Portuguêsalcalose
Françaisalcalose

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@misc{alkalosis_2026,
  title = {alkalosis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alkalosis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}