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ketoacidosis

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ketoacidosis noun: a severe form of ketosis, most commonly seen in diabetics, in which so much ketone is produced that acidosis occurs.

Noun

ketoacidosis (countable and uncountable, plural ketoacidoses)

  1. A severe form of ketosis, most commonly seen in diabetics, in which so much ketone is produced that acidosis occurs.

Forms of ketoacidosis

pluralketoacidoses

Origin of ketoacidosis

From keto- + acidosis.

Words formed from ketoacidosis

Questions about ketoacidosis

What does ketoacidosis mean?
Ketoacidosis means a severe form of ketosis, most commonly seen in diabetics, in which so much ketone is produced that acidosis occurs.
What part of speech is ketoacidosis?
Ketoacidosis is a noun.
What is the plural of ketoacidosis?
The plural of ketoacidosis is ketoacidoses.

Words near ketoacidosis in the dictionary

  1. ketoacetamide
  2. ketoacetamides
  3. ketoacid
  4. ketoacidemia
  5. ketoacidoses
  6. ketoacidosis
  7. ketoacids
  8. ketoaciduria
  9. ketoacidurias
  10. ketoacyl
  11. ketoacylsynthase

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