Definition that contains keto
- acetone the simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
- flavin a ketone that forms the nucleus of certain natural yellow pigments like riboflavin
- acetone body a ketone that is an intermediate product of the breakdown of fats in the body; any of three compounds (acetoacetic acid, acetone, and/or beta-hydroxybutyric acid) found in excess in blood and urine of persons with metabolic disorders
- ketosis-prone diabetes severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease
- ketoacidosis-prone diabetes severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease
- dimethyl ketone the simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
- acetonuria excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation
- ketohexose a monosaccharide having six carbon atoms and a ketone group
- starvation acidosis acidosis in which the acidity results from lack of food which leads to fat catabolism which in turn releases acidic ketone bodies
- juvenile diabetes severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease