KETOACIDOSIS

ketoacidosis, diabetic acidosis

(noun) acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies; occurs primarily in diabetes mellitus

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Etymology

Noun

ketoacidosis (countable and uncountable, plural ketoacidoses)

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

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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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