Term: ketone body: 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
Broader: relation: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together | Unrelated: myasthenia gravis: a chronic progressive disease characterized by chronic fatigue and muscular weakness (especially in the face and neck); caused by a deficiency of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junctions
Broader: relation: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together | Unrelated: open primary: a primary in which any registered voter can vote (but must vote for candidates of only one party)
Broader: relation: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together | Unrelated: setting: the state of the environment in which a situation exists
Broader: relation: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together | Unrelated: charm: something believed to bring good luck
Broader: relation: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together | Unrelated: habitual abortion: repeated spontaneous abortion (often for no known reason)
Broader: relation: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together | Unrelated: scandalmongering: spreading malicious gossip
Broader: relation: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together | Unrelated: argyle: a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design (usually used in the plural)
Broader: relation: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together | Unrelated: education: the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)
Broader: relation: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together | Unrelated: yeoman: in former times was free and cultivated his own land
Broader: relation: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together | Unrelated: nigger: (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person