acetonæmia

A form of acetonemia — Presence of excessive levels of acetone in blood, sometimes occurring in cows during the first weeks after giving birth to a calf.

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Meanings

nounacetonæmia (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableObsolete spelling of acetonemia.

    And in seven out of the forty cases which came under my notice the persistent vomiting was due to acetonæmia; and probably this is often the cause.

    1896, “Note’s on Grave’s Disease”, in J. Dreschfeld, Malcolm Morris, editors, The Practitioner, Cassell & Company, page 146
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