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DKA

DKA is the initialism of diabetic ketoacidosis.

DKA is the initialism of Delta Kappa Alpha.

Meaning of diabetic ketoacidosis

Noun

diabetic ketoacidosis (uncountable)

  1. An acute, major, life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus characterized by hyperglycemia, ketoacidosis, and ketonuria.
    Synonyms:
    DKA, diabetic crisis

Questions about DKA

What is DKA the initialism of?
DKA is the initialism of diabetic ketoacidosis.

Words near DKA in the dictionary

  1. Djurtus
  2. Djutongo
  3. djvu
  4. djvus
  5. dk
  6. DKA
  7. DKC
  8. DKCTF
  9. DKE
  10. dkg
  11. dkgs

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