ketonemia

ketonemia
The presence of recognizable concentrations of ketone bodies in the plasma. [ketone + G. haima, blood]

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ke·to·ne·mia or chiefly Brit ke·to·nae·mia .kēt-ə-'nē-mē-ə n
1) a condition marked by an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the circulating blood called also hyperketonemia
2) KETOSIS (2)
ke·to·ne·mic or chiefly Brit ke·to·nae·mic -'nē-mik adj

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ke·to·ne·mia (ke″to-neґme-ə) an excess of ketone bodies in the blood, as in starvation and diabetes mellitus. See also ketosis. Called also hyperketonemia.

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