ketoaciduria /-as′ido͝or″ē·ə/ [Gk, keton + L, acidus, sour; Gk, ouron, urine] , presence in the urine of excessive amounts of ketone bodies, occurring as a result of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, starvation, or any other metabolic condition in which fats are rapidly catabolized. The condition can be diagnosed with a dipstick reagent or acetone test tablet. Also called ketonuria. See also Acetest, ketosis. −ketoaciduric, adj.
