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ketogenesis

American  
[kee-toh-jen-uh-sis] / ˌki toʊˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

  1. the production of ketone bodies in the body, as in diabetes mellitus or low-carbohydrate weight-loss diets.

Other Word Forms

  • ketogenic adjective

Etymology

Origin of ketogenesis

First recorded in 1910–15; keto- + genesis

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