ketonuria

[ kee-toh-noor-ee-uh, -nyoor- ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. the presence of ketone bodies in the urine.

ketonuria

/ ˌkiːtəʊˈnjʊərɪə, ˌkiːtə- /

noun

1. pathol the presence of ketone bodies in the urine Also calledacetonuria

Word History and Origins

Origin of ketonuria¹

First recorded in 1910–15; ketone + -uria