n. 1  1. Abnormally high alkalinity of the blood and body tissues caused by an excess of bicarbonates, as from an increase in alkali intake, or by or a deficiency of acids other than carbonic acid, as from vomiting. Also called metabolic alkalosis.
In the period before the exclusion, there were 82 closures of family-planning clinics in Texas,5 and the decrease in the number of family-planning clinics was greater in counties without Planned Parenthood affiliates than in those with such affiliates.
Planned Parenthood. an organization that provides reproductive health care services, including the promotion of accessible means of voluntary fertility control, operation of clinics, conduction of educational programs, conduction of research, and dissemination of information. (plÄnd).