ACETONEMIA
\ˌasɪtə͡ʊnˈiːmi͡ə], \ˌasɪtəʊnˈiːmiə], \ˌa_s_ɪ_t_əʊ_n_ˈiː_m_iə]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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A morbid condition imputed to the presence of acetone bodies (acetone, diacetic acid, B-oxybutyric acid) in the blood, characterized by a peculiar odor of the breath and of the urine and various derangements of the nervous systems. They are present in most severe cases of diabetes and have been thought to be causative of diabetic coma. [Lat. + Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe