ketoaciduria /ke·to·ac·id·uria/ (-as″ĭ-du´re-ah) the presence of keto acids in the urine.
ketoaciduria
ketoaciduria (kēˈ·tō·a·s
·dōōˑ·rē·),
branched-chain ketoaciduria maple syrup urine disease.
ke·to·ac·i·du·ri·a (k  t - s -d r - )n. Excessive amounts of keto acids in the urine. |
ketoaciduria
[-as′idoo͡r′ē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, keton + L, acidus, sour; Gk, ouron, urine
presence in the urine of excessive amounts of ketone bodies, occurring as a result of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, starvation, or any other metabolic condition in which fats are rapidly catabolized. The condition can be diagnosed with a dipstick reagent or acetone test tablet. Also called ketonuria. See also Acetest, ketosis. ketoaciduric, adj.
ketoaciduria (kēˈ·tō·a·s
·dōōˑ·rē·),n the presence of a large amount of ketone bodies in a person's urine due to diabetes mellitus, starvation, or a metabolic condition wherein fats are quickly catabolized. Also called
ketonuria.
ketonuria.
ketoaciduria
the presence of keto acids in the urine.
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