Noun: ketonemia ,kee-tow'nee-mee-u
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: ketonaemia)
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: ketonaemia)
- An abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus
"The patient's ketonemia indicated poor blood sugar control";
- ketosis, acetonemia, ketonaemia [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: ketonemias
Type of: symptom
Encyclopedia: Ketonemia