Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun respiratory_alkalosis

1 sense of respiratory alkalosis

Sense 1
respiratory alkalosis -- (alkalosis resulting from increased gas exchange in the lungs (as in hyperventilation associated with extreme anxiety or aspirin intoxication or metabolic acidosis))
       => alkalosis -- (abnormally high alkalinity (low hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues)