acetone body
Noun
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is a type of: ketone - any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicalssubtypes:
- acetoacetic acid - unstable acid found in abnormal amounts in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism (as diabetes mellitus or starvation)
- beta-hydroxybutyric acid - beta derivative of hydroxybutyric acid that is found in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism
same as: ketone body
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