DKA

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A form of diabetic ketoacidosis — An acute, major, life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus characterized by hyperglycemia, ketoacidosis, and ketonuria.

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Meanings

nounDKA (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of diabetic ketoacidosis.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Delta Kappa Alpha.

    I pledged for DKA my sophomore year and went through a rigorous process of weekly meetings and projects, each designed to build fraternal bonds and to teach values such as honesty, reliability and generosity.

    2020 June 30, Spencer Wright, “My fraternity taught me the secret to surviving a pandemic”, in CNN

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
diabetic ketoacidosis

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

DKA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/DKA

MLA

“DKA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/DKA. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “DKA,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/DKA.

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