What it means
The root in words about ketone bodies, made by the liver when the body breaks down fat because it cannot use glucose, as in uncontrolled diabetes or starvation. Ketonuria is ketones in the urine, ketosis is ketones building up in the body, and ketoacidosiskee-toh-as-ih-DOH-sisA state in which ketones build up in the blood and make it too acidic.ket/o ketoneacid acid-osis abnormal conditionFull entry is a buildup great enough to make the blood acidic, as in diabetic ketoacidosisdy-uh-BET-ik kee-toh-as-ih-DOH-sisA state of high blood glucose, ketones in the blood and acidic blood, caused by a lack of insulin.ket/o ketonesacid/o acid-osis abnormal conditionFull entry .
At a glance
| Also written | keto-, keton/o |
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Related terms
diabetic ketoacidosis
A state of high blood glucose, ketones in the blood and acidic blood, caused by a lack of insulin.
ketoacidosis
A state in which ketones build up in the blood and make it too acidic.