Disease or Syndrome
alkalosis Audio
al·ka·lo·sis [ al-kuh-loh-sis ]
Subclass of:
Acid-Base Imbalance
Etymology:
Arabic al = the + kali or qalig = soda ash + Greek -osis = condition
Definitions related to alkalosis:
  • A pathological condition that removes acid or adds base to the body fluids.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • An abnormally high alkalinity (low hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Depletion of acid or accumulation base in the body fluids.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • Pathological condition that removes acid or adds base to the body fluids.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A disorder characterized by abnormally high alkalinity (low hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
  • Alkalosis is excessive blood alkalinity caused by an overabundance of bicarbonate in the blood or a loss of acid from the blood (metabolic alkalosis), or by a low level of carbon dioxide in the blood that results from rapid or deep breathing (respiratory alkalosis).
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
  • Alkalosis, abnormally low level of acidity, or high level of alkalinity, in the body fluids, including the blood. Alkalosis may be either metabolic or respiratory in origin. Metabolic alkalosis results from either acid loss (which may be caused by severe vomiting or by the use of potent diuretics...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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