ketonuria Med.
(kiːtəˈnjʊərɪə)
[f. ketone + -uria.]
The excretion of abnormally large amounts of ketone bodies in the urine.
| 1913 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 13 Dec. 2161/1 No one is justified at present in concluding that the liver is the sole organ concerned in the phenomena of ketonuria. 1923 Glasgow Herald 25 July 7 Daily injections of insulin..removed entirely the ketonuria for a period of some days. 1939 Nature 29 Apr. 728/1 During rest after work there is a reduction in the glucose tolerance,..associated with a low respiratory quotient and ketonuria. 1972 Drugs of Choice 1972–73 xxxi. 468/2 One of the more pernicious consequences of hypoglycemia is the hyperglycemia and ketonuria that may follow. |