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hyperketosis

hyperketosis noun: any disease caused by an elevated level of ketones (in the bloodstream).

Noun

hyperketosis (uncountable)

  1. Any disease caused by an elevated level of ketones (in the bloodstream)

Origin of hyperketosis

From hyper- + ketosis.

Questions about hyperketosis

What does hyperketosis mean?
Hyperketosis means any disease caused by an elevated level of ketones (in the bloodstream).
What part of speech is hyperketosis?
Hyperketosis is a noun.

Words near hyperketosis in the dictionary

  1. hyperketoacidemia
  2. hyperketonaemia
  3. hyperketonemia
  4. hyperketonemic
  5. hyperketonuria
  6. hyperketosis
  7. hyperketotic
  8. hyperkinaemia
  9. hyperkineses
  10. hyperkinesia
  11. hyperkinesias

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