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ketosis [2 records]

Record 1 2003-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
  • Cattle Raising
DEF

Names given to a metobolic disturbance in cattle and sheep [which] may be defined as the accumulation in the blood plasma, in significant amounts, of ketone bodies ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
  • Élevage des bovins
DEF

Affection des vaches laitières apparaissant dans les jours qui suivent la parturition, caractérisée par la formation de corps cétoniques dans le sang.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de los animales
  • Cría de ganado bovino
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Record 2 2003-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A condition characterized by an abnormally elevated concentration of ketone bodies in the body tissues and fluids; it occurs when fatty acids are incompletely metabolized, a complication of diabetes mellitus, starvation, and alcoholism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Trouble du métabolisme caractérisé par l'accumulation dans l'organisme de corps cétoniques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
DEF

Presencia de cuerpos cetónicos en los tejidos y líquidos orgánicos. Síntomas de la cetosis son náuseas, vómitos y dolor de estómago. La cetosis puede conducir a la cetoacidosis.

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