ketonuria

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noun

A medical condition in which ketone bodies are present in the urine.

Similar
ketoaciduriaacetonuria
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Meanings

nounketonuria (usually uncountable, plural ketonurias)

plural ketonurias

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineA medical condition in which ketone bodies are present in the urine.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounexcessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation

Similar
ketoaciduriaacetonuria
Broader
symptom
Also see
acetonuriaketoaciduria

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From ketone + -uria.

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Translations

Dutch ketonurie
  • ketonuriepresence of ketone bodies in the urine
Cite this entry
APA

ketonuria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ketonuria

MLA

“ketonuria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ketonuria. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ketonuria,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ketonuria.

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