| ketoacidosis | (n) acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies; occurs primarily in diabetes mellitus, Syn. diabetic acidosis |
| ketohexose | (n) a monosaccharide having six carbon atoms and a ketone group |
| ketone | (n) any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals |
| ketone body | (n) a ketone that is an intermediate product of the breakdown of fats in the body; any of three compounds (acetoacetic acid, acetone, and/or beta-hydroxybutyric acid) found in excess in blood and urine of persons with metabolic disorders, Syn. acetone body |
| ketone group | (n) a group having the characteristic properties of ketones |
| ketonemia | (n) an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus, Syn. acetonemia, ketosis |
| ketonuria | (n) excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation, Syn. ketoaciduria, acetonuria |
| ketoprofen | (n) nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Orudis or Orudis KT or Oruvail), Syn. Orudis KT, Oruvail, Orudis |
| ketorolac | (n) nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Torodal) that is given only orally, Syn. Torodal |
| ketorolac tromethamine | (n) nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Acular and Toradol) that is administered only intramuscularly, Syn. Acular, Toradol |
| Ketol | n. [ Ketone + indol. ] (Chem.) One of a series of series of complex nitrogenous substances, represented by methyl ketol and related to indol. [ 1913 Webster ]
Methyl ketol, a weak organic base, obtained as a white crystalline substance having the odor of feces. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Ketone | n. [ Cf. Acetone. ] (Chem.) One of a large class of organic substances resembling the aldehydes, obtained by the distillation of certain salts of organic acids and consisting of carbonyl (CO) united with two hydrocarbon radicals. In general the ketones are colorless volatile liquids having a pungent ethereal odor. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The ketones are named by adding the suffix-one to the stems of the organic acids from which they are respectively derived; thus, acetic acid gives acetone; butyric acid, butyrone, etc. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Ketonic | a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, a ketone; as, a ketonic acid. [ 1913 Webster ] |
