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acetonemia

acetonemia noun: presence of excessive levels of acetone in blood, sometimes occurring in cows during the first weeks after giving birth to a calf.

Noun

acetonemia (uncountable)

  1. Presence of excessive levels of acetone in blood, sometimes occurring in cows during the first weeks after giving birth to a calf.
    Synonyms:
    ketosis, ketonemia

Synonyms of acetonemia

Forms of acetonemia

alternative formacetonaemia
alternative formacetonæmia

Origin of acetonemia

From acetone + -emia.

Words formed from acetonemia

Questions about acetonemia

What does acetonemia mean?
Acetonemia means presence of excessive levels of acetone in blood, sometimes occurring in cows during the first weeks after giving birth to a calf.
What part of speech is acetonemia?
Acetonemia is a noun.

Words near acetonemia in the dictionary

  1. acetonation
  2. acetonations
  3. acetone
  4. acetone peroxide
  5. acetonedicarboxylic acid
  6. acetonemia
  7. acetonemic
  8. acetones
  9. acetonic
  10. acetonide
  11. acetonides

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