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Answer for the clue "Excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation ", 10 letters:
acetonuria

Word definitions for acetonuria in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Acetonuria \Ac`e*to*nu"ri*a\, n. [NL. See Acetone ; Urine .] (Med.) Excess of acetone in the urine, as in starvation or diabetes; -- a form of ketonuria.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context pathology English) A form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation [syn: ketonuria , ketoaciduria ]

Usage examples of acetonuria.

The internal organs are found to be fattily degenerated, and death is thought to be due to acetonuria.