#ketone_body__acetone_body__acetonebody  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
  supertype:  ketone  any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals
  subtype:  acetoacetic_acid__acetoaceticacid  unstable acid found in abnormal amounts in the blood and urine n some cases of impaired metabolism (as diabetes mellitus or starvation)
  subtype:  beta-hydroxybutyric_acid  beta derivative of hydroxybutyric acid that is found in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism

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