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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The elimination of acetone in the urine: seen notably in diabetes and in febrile diseases.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Med.) Excess of acetone in the urine, as in starvation or diabetes; -- a form of ketonuria.

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  • noun pathology A form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine

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  • noun excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation

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Examples

  • This results in severe imbalance of electrolytes, significant weight loss, ketosis, acetonuria, and/or damage to the internal organs.

    Shouldn’t I Be Happy? M.D. Shaila Misri 1985

  • The internal organs are found to be fattily degenerated, and death is thought to be due to acetonuria.

    Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology

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