acetonuria n 1: excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation [syn: {ketonuria}, {ketoaciduria}, {acetonuria}]
acetonuria \ac`e*to*nu"ri*a\ ([a^]s`[-e]*t[-o]*n[=u]"r[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL. See {acetone}; {Urine}.] (Med.) Excess of ketone bodies (including acetone, acetoacetic acid and beta-hydroxybutyric acid) in the urine, as in starvation or diabetes Syn: Syn. --ketonuriaAS]