acetonuria

American

[uh-see-toh-noor-ee-uh, -nyoor-, as-i-toh-] / əˌsi toʊˈnʊər i ə, -ˈnjʊər-, ˌæs ɪ toʊ- /

noun

Pathology.

ketonuria.

acetonuria British

/ ˌəsiːtəʊˈnjʊərɪə, əˌsiːtə- /

noun

another name for ketonuria

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Etymology

Origin of acetonuria

acetone + -uria

Example Sentences

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The internal organs are found to be fattily degenerated, and death is thought to be due to acetonuria.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )

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