Ketoacidosis
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noun.
A severe form of
ketosis
, most commonly seen in
diabetics
, in which so much
ketone
is produced that
acidosis
occurs.
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noun.
acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies; occurs primarily in diabetes mellitus
Word Usage
"Leah, what do you go through physically when you go into ketoacidosis, which is diabetic coma?"
Hypernym
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acidosis
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