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| ke·tone bod·y (plural ke·tone bod·ies) |
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ketone-containing substance produced metabolically: a mixture of ketones produced when body fat is broken down. The concentration of ketone bodies in blood and urine increases in starvation, diabetes, and pregnancy.
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