alkalosis

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /æl.kəˈləʊ̯sɪs/
• Rhymes: -əʊsɪs

Noun

alkalosis (countable and uncountable, plural alkaloses)

1. An abnormally increased alkalinity in the blood.

Antonyms

• acidosis

Translations

abnormally increased alkalinity in the blood

• Czech: alkalóza f
• Finnish: alkaloosi
• French: alcalose (fr) f
• Polish: alkaloza f, zasadowica f
• Portuguese: alcalose f
• Spanish: alcalosis (es) f

Further reading

• “alkalosis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.