ketonemia
noun
ke·to·ne·mia
ˌkē-tə-ˈnē-mē-ə 
medical
: a condition marked by an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the circulating blood
Normally, when blood glucose decreases for more than a couple of hours, ketonemia develops in response to decreased insulin and the brain will use ketones as an alternative endogenous fuel.—
Camille Vandenberghe et al.
compare ketonuria
Camille Vandenberghe et al.Cite this Entry
“Ketonemia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ketonemia. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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ketonemia
noun
ke·to·ne·mia
variants
or chiefly British ketonaemia
1
: a condition marked by an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the circulating blood
called also hyperketonemia
2
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