ketone body meaning

Noun: ketone body  'keetown 'bódee

1. 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
   - acetone body

Derived forms: ketone bodies

Type of: ketone

Encyclopedia: Ketone body

[Medicine]
n : any of the three compounds acetoacetic acid, acetone, and the beta derivative of hydroxybutyric acid which are normal intermediates in lipid metabolism and accumulate in the blood and urine in abnormal amounts in conditions of impaired metabolism (as diabetes mellitus) —called also acetone body

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1. but in starvation ketone bodies replace glucose to an increasing extent.
2. The ketone bodies are released by the liver into the blood.
3. In alcoholic ketoacidosis, this ketone body is produced in greatest concentration.
4. It is a key enzyme in ketogenesis ( ketone body formation ).
5. :: See User talk : Fvasconcellos # ketone bodies.