Acetonuria

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  acetonuria \ac`e*to*nu"ri*a\
     ([a^]s`[-e]*t[-o]*n[=u]"r[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL. See {acetone};
     {Urine}.] (Med.)
     Excess of ketone bodies (including acetone, acetoacetic acid
     and beta-hydroxybutyric acid) in the urine, as in starvation
     or diabetes


  
     Syn: Syn. --ketonuriaAS]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  acetonuria
       n : excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in
           diabetes mellitus or starvation [syn: {ketonuria}, {ketoaciduria}]