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Definition of Ketoacidosis
1. Noun. Acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies; occurs primarily in diabetes mellitus.
Generic synonyms: Acidosis
Group relationships: Autoimmune Diabetes, Growth-onset Diabetes, Iddm, Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus, Juvenile Diabetes, Juvenile-onset Diabetes, Ketoacidosis-prone Diabetes, Ketosis-prone Diabetes, Type I Diabetes
Definition of Ketoacidosis
1. Noun. (pathology) A severe form of ketosis, most commonly seen in diabetics, in which so much ketone is produced that acidosis occurs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Ketoacidosis
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ketoacidosis
Literary usage of Ketoacidosis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"In ketoacidosis, the body begins to break down fats for fuel because there is no
... The high blood glucose level in ketoacidosis causes increased urination ..."
2. Diabetes in America by Ronald Aubert (1996)
"Johnson D, Palumbo P, Chu C: Diabetic ketoacidosis in a community-based population.
Mayo Clinic Proc 55:85-88, 1980 12. 2. Faich GA, Fishbein HA, ..."
3. Alcohols Effect on Organ Function edited by Dianne M. Welsh (1997)
"A potentially serious condition known as alcoholic ketoacidosis is another disorder
associated with abnormally high blood acidity. ..."
4. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Bennett J. Cohen, Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"... but unlike man, does not develop marked ketoacidosis, a difference that allows
study of the two phenomena separately (Nevalainen et al., l978). ..."
5. Recognition & Management of Pesticide Poisoning by Donald P. Morgan (1989)
"If ketoacidosis appears, include sodium bicarbonate or Ringer's-lactate to control
... If DIABETIC ketoacidosis appears (ketonuria, metabolic acidosis, ..."
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