acetonuria

Thân thiện

A doctor examines a lab report showing acetonuria.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A medical condition characterized by an excessive amount of ketone bodies in the urine: This condition is a clinical sign often associated with states where the body metabolizes fat for energy instead of glucose, such as in uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or prolonged starvation.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The doctor diagnosed acetonuria after reviewing the patient's urinalysis results.
  • Acetonuria is a common finding in diabetic ketoacidosis.
  • Prolonged fasting can lead to acetonuria.

Advanced Usage

• Clinical Context: The term is primarily used in medical diagnostics and reports. It is a specific finding, not a disease itself, but an indicator of an underlying metabolic state.
  • The presence of acetonuria, along with hyperglycemia, confirmed the diagnosis of ketoacidosis.

Variants and Related Words

• Ketonuria (n): A more general term for the presence of ketones in the urine, often used interchangeably with acetonuria, though "acetonuria" specifically refers to acetone (a type of ketone body).
• Acetone (n): The specific ketone body whose detection in urine gives the condition its name.

Synonyms

• Ketonuria: The presence of excess ketones in the urine.

Học thuật

Noun

1. excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation

Từ đồng nghĩa

• ketonuria
• ketoaciduria