Ketonuria


[kee-toh-noo r-ee-uh, -nyoo r-] /ˌki toʊˈnʊər i ə, -ˈnyʊər-/

noun, Medicine/Medical.
1.
the presence of bodies in the urine.
/ˌkiːtəʊˈnjʊərɪə, ˌkiːtə-/
noun
1.
(pathol) the presence of ketone bodies in the urine Also called acetonuria

ketonuria ke·to·nu·ri·a (kē’tə-nur’ē-ə, -nyur’-)
n.
An excessive concentration of ketone bodies in the urine.

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