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KETONEMIA
ketonemia, ketosis, acetonemia
(noun) an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ketonemia (countable and uncountable, plural ketonemias)
An excess of ketones in the blood, sometimes associated with lipolysis.
Anagrams
• ketoamine
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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