ketonemia

English

Alternative forms

• ketonaemia

Etymology

ketone +‎ -emia

Noun

ketonemia (countable and uncountable, plural ketonemias)

1. An excess of ketones in the blood, sometimes associated with lipolysis.
   • 1947, Donald Edward Jasper, Hepatic Changes in the Bovine During Pregnancy and Ketosis:

     If symptoms are directly proportional to the degree of hypoglycemia, ketonemias or a combination of the two, this animal would logically be expected to show pronounced symptoms.

Anagrams

• ketoamine