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alkalæmia Path.|ˌælkəˈliːmɪə| [mod.L., f. alkali + Gr. αἷµα blood: see -ia1.] A condition of increased alkalinity resulting from a disturbance of the acid-base equilibrium of the blood.
1922Lancet 9 Sept. 560/2 (title) Periodic Alkalæmia with Alkalosis in the Adult. Ibid. 561/2 When the value of the ratio is decreased the blood reaction becomes more alkaline than normal—that is, a condition of alkalæmia results. 1924Q. Jrnl. Med. 405 (title) Disturbance of the Acid-Base Equilibrium of the Blood to the Alkaline Side: Alkalæmia. Ibid., In this paper only examples of alkalæmia due to alkali excess are presented, but the alkalæmia due to carbon dioxide deficit also has clinical importance. 1961Brit. Med. Dict. 65/2 Alkalæmia a state in which there is an increase in the hydrogen-ion concentration in the blood without changes in the bicarbonate content of the blood. 1965G. H. Bell et al. Textbk. Physiol. & Biochem. (ed. 6) xxxiii. 667 Raised pH, that is alkalæmia, or lowered pH, acidæmia. |