#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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