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)

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
Indonesian: alkalosis
Polish: alkaloza f, zasadowica f
Portuguese: alcalose f
Spanish: alcalosis (es) f

Further reading

“alkalosis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism.

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /alkaˈlosis/ [al.kaˈlo.sɪs]
Rhymes: -osis
Syllabification: al‧ka‧lo‧sis

Noun

alkalosis (plural alkalosis-alkalosis)

(pathology) alkalosis: an abnormally increased alkalinity in the blood

Derived terms

Further reading

“alkalosis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.