acetonemia

noun

ac·e·ton·emia

variants or chiefly British acetonaemia

ˌas-ə-tō-ˈnē-mē-ə

: ketosis sense 2

also : ketonemia sense 1

acetonemic adjective

or chiefly British acetonaemic

-ˈnē-mik

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