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ketonuria

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

noun Medicine/Medical.

the presence of ketone bodies in the urine.

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Origin of ketonuria

First recorded in 1910–15; ketone + -uria

Words nearby ketonuria

ketonaemia, ketone, ketone body, ketone group, ketonemia, ketonuria, ketose, ketosis, ketosteroid, ketoxime, Kettering
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British Dictionary definitions for ketonuria

ketonuria
/ (ˌkiːtəʊˈnjʊərɪə, ˌkiːtə-) /

noun

pathol the presence of ketone bodies in the urineAlso called: acetonuria
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Medical definitions for ketonuria

ketonuria
[ kē′tə-nur′ē-ə ]

n.

An excessive concentration of ketone bodies in the urine.
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