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Medical Definition of Compensated alkalosis
1. Alkalosis in which there is a change in bicarbonate but the pH of body fluids approaches normal; respiratory alkalosis may be compensated by increased production of metabolic acids or increased renal excretion of bicarbonate; metabolic alkalosis is rarely compensated by hypoventilation. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Compensated Alkalosis
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