diabetic ketoacidosis
[ dahy-uh-bet-ik kee-toh-as-i-doh-sis, kee-toh‐ ]
nounPathology.
a serious metabolic complication of diabetes that occurs when the body produces high levels of ketones. Abbreviation: DKA
Origin of diabetic ketoacidosis
1First recorded in 1955–60; diabetic + ketoacidosis
Words Nearby diabetic ketoacidosis
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How to use diabetic ketoacidosis in a sentence
The latter observation about diabetic ketoacidosis is particularly important.
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