ketoaciduria
- noun
- /ˌkiːtoʊˌæsɪˈdʊəriə/
- Specialized
:
cetoaciduria
- The presence of ketoaciduria is an important indicator in diagnosing diabetic complications.
Examples
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Doctors monitor ketoaciduria to assess the severity of certain metabolic disorders.
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A patient who is fasting for several days may develop ketoaciduria.
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The patient was diagnosed with ketoaciduria last week.
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Many people with diabetes experience ketoaciduria during illness.
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Patients with uncontrolled diabetes may develop ketoaciduria as a result of high levels of ketone bodies in their urine.
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In cases of prolonged fasting, healthcare providers often check for ketoaciduria to evaluate a patient's metabolic state.
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The occurrence of ketoaciduria can indicate that a patient's body is breaking down fats for energy due to insufficient glucose.
Synonyms
A condition when urine has many ketones, often from diabetes or starvation
A condition when many ketones appear in the urine
Compounds
- Specialized
A genetic illness that makes urine smell like maple syrup and can damage the brain in young children
Surface Forms
Morphology
ketoaciduria = ketoacid (opaque) = keto + acid + uria
The term is specialized medical jargon, and the meaning is not immediately clear from the components without medical knowledge.
Etymology
Ketoaciduria breaks into keto- from ketone, chemicals made when the body breaks down fat, acid meaning 'sour' or 'acid', and -uria meaning 'urine'. So ketoaciduria literally means 'ketone acids in the urine', which explains the medical condition of having too many ketones in the urine.
