acetone body
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acetone body
n.
See ketone body.
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acetone body
n
(Biochemistry) another name for ketone body
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| Noun | 1. |  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 disordersketone - any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals 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 |
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