metabolic alkalosis

1. 1.

   alkalosis resulting from hydrogen-ion loss or excessive intake of alkaline substances

   Broaderalkalosis

Questions about metabolic alkalosis

What does metabolic alkalosis mean?

metabolic alkalosis means "alkalosis resulting from hydrogen-ion loss or excessive intake of alkaline substances".

Is metabolic alkalosis a common word?

metabolic alkalosis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.