Definition of Acetonemia

1. Noun. An abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus.

Exact synonyms: Ketonemia, Ketosis
Generic synonyms: Symptom

Definition of Acetonemia

1. Noun. (medicine) Presence of excessive levels of (acetone) in blood. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acetonemia

acetominophen
acetonaemia
acetonaemic
acetonaphthone
acetone
acetone-butanol fermentation
acetone-insoluble antigen
acetone body
acetone carboxylase
acetone chloroform
acetone compound
acetone fixative
acetone monooxygenase
acetone peroxide
acetone test
acetonemia (current term)
acetonemic
acetones
acetonic
acetonide
acetonides
acetonitril
acetonitrile
acetonitriles
acetonuria
acetonæmia
acetophenazine
acetophenazine maleate
acetophenetidin
acetophenide

Literary usage of Acetonemia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Clinical Hematology: A Practical Guide to the Examination of the Blood with by John C. DaCosta (1901)
"acetonemia has been found in association with numerous pathological conditions, chiefly in those characterized by pyrexia, while fatty acids in the blood ..."

2. A Text-book of clinical diagnosis by laboratory methods: For the Use of by Leonard Napoleon Boston (1905)
"... he found the leukocytes to number 4200 per cubic millimeter, while in another, a child of eight years, there were 49000 leukocytes present. acetonemia. ..."

3. The American Journal of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children (1916)
"What all this means is that the physician must learn to make an examination of the blood for acetonemia and not trust to the presence or absence of ..."

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