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diabetic ketoacidosis

[ dahy-uh-bet-ik kee-toh-as-i-doh-sis, kee-toh‐ ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. a serious metabolic complication of diabetes that occurs when the body produces high levels of ketones. : DKA


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Word History and Origins

Origin of diabetic ketoacidosis1

First recorded in 1955–60; diabetic ( def ) + ketoacidosis ( def )

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