Development of (brittle) concave finger nails, commonly associated with iron deficiency anaemia. A condition in which the fingernails are brittle...

Widely used method of determining total nitrogen in a substance by digesting with sulphuric acid and a catalyst; the nitrogen...

As a prefix for units of measurement, one thousand times (i.e. 103); symbol k. A kilogram, the equivalent of 2.2...

Kilogray, a unit of radiation intensity.  

Method of expressing the lipid content of a diet, calculated as 1.35 X (2 X % energy from saturated fat...

Excretion of ketone bodies in the urine. A state in which ketone bodies are excreted in the urine. A condition...

Acetoacetate, p-hydroxybutyrate and acetone; acetoacetate and acetone are chemically ketones; although 3-hydroxybutyrate is not, it is included in the term...

A diet poor in carbohydrate (20-30 g) and rich in fat; causes accumulation of ketone bodies in tissue. A diet...

High concentrations of ketone bodies in the blood. Abnormally high concentrations in the blood or tissues of organic compounds called...

A disease occurring in parts of China where selenium deficiency is believed to be a problem. The cardiomyopathy of the...