ketonuria

American

[kee-toh-noor-ee-uh, -nyoor-] / ˌki toʊˈnʊər i ə, -ˈnjʊər- /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

the presence of ketone bodies in the urine.

ketonuria British

/ ˌkiːtəʊˈnjʊərɪə, ˌkiːtə- /

noun

Also called: acetonuria. pathol the presence of ketone bodies in the urine

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Etymology

Origin of ketonuria

First recorded in 1910–15; ketone + -uria

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