or chiefly Brit  ke*to*nae*mia  n 1  :  a condition marked by an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the circulating blood - called also hyperketonemia   2  :  KETOSIS 2 ke*to*ne*mic or chiefly Brit  ke*to*nae*mic  adj 
 
 
 
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