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Ketotic hypoglycemia — is a medical term used in two ways: (1) broadly, to refer to any circumstance in which low blood glucose is accompanied by ketosis, and (2) in a much more restrictive way to refer to recurrent episodes of hypoglycemic symptoms with ketosis and,… … Wikipedia
ketotic — adjective see ketosis … New Collegiate Dictionary
ketotic — adjective Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with ketosis … Wiktionary
ketotic — Pertaining to ketone bodies; presence of acidosis due to excess ketone body production such as occurs in uncontrolled insulin dependent diabetes. * * * ke·tot·ic (ke totґik) pertaining to or characterized by ketosis. causing ketosis … Medical dictionary
ketotic — adj. of ketosis, pertaining to a disorder which causes overproduction of ketones in the body (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
ketotic — ke·tot·ic … English syllables
ketotic — kēˈtäd.ik adjective Etymology: from New Latin ketosis, after such pairs as New Latin hypnosis : English hypnotic : of or relating to ketosis : affected with ketosis * * * ketotˈic adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑ketone … Useful english dictionary
ketotic hyperglycinemia — 1. the elevated accumulation and excretion of glycine accompanied by ketosis that is secondary to propionicacidemia, methylmalonicacidemia, and other organic acidemias, as distinguished from nonketotic hyperglycinemia. 2. propionicacidemia (def.… … Medical dictionary
ketotic hypoglycemia — the most common form of childhood hypoglycemia, characterized by episodic hypoglycemia, ketonuria, convulsions, and vomiting occurring in the early morning after carbohydrate deprivation; it generally begins between 18 months and 5 years and… … Medical dictionary
hyperosmolar non-ketotic diabetic coma — a coma induced by very poorly controlled diabetes mellitus in which the blood sugar levels have become markedly high with severe dehydration but no excessive ketone production or acidosis. It is most common in elderly patients with type 2… … Medical dictionary
