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alkalemia

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al⋅ka⋅le⋅mi⋅a

  [al-kuh-lee-mee-uh]
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–noun Pathology.
abnormal alkalinity of the blood.
Origin:
1920–25; alkal(i) + -emia
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Main Entry: al·ka·le·mia
Variant: or chiefly British al·ka·lae·mia /"al-k&-'lE-mE-&/
Function:noun
: a condition in which the hydrogen ion concentration in the blood is decreased
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alkalemia al·ka·le·mi·a (āl'kə-lē'mē-ə)
n.
A decrease in hydrogen-ion concentration of the blood or a rise in pH.

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