hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketoic coma

English

Etymology

hyperosmolar + hyperglycemic + nonketoic + coma

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Noun

hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketoic coma (plural hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketoic comas)

  1. A type of diabetic coma caused by elevated levels of sugar in the bodies of people with type II diabetes.

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