ketoacidosis

English

Etymology

From keto- +‎ acidosis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ketoacidosis (countable and uncountable, plural ketoacidoses)

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

Translations

severe form of ketosis

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 酮酸中毒 (tóngsuān zhòngdú)

• Czech: ketoacidóza f
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• Finnish: happomyrkytys (fi) (common); ketoasidoosi (medical jargon)
• Hungarian: ketoacidózis (hu)
• Portuguese: cetoacidose f

Further reading

• “ketoacidosis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.