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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In pathology, a diseased condition characterized by the presence of acetone in the blood.

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  • noun medicine Presence of excessive levels of acetone in blood.

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  • noun an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus

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acetone +‎ -emia

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