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ketogenesis

[kee-toh-jen-uh-sis]
noun Medicine/Medical.
  1. the production of ketone bodies in the body, as in diabetes mellitus or low-carbohydrate weight-loss diets.
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Origin of ketogenesis

First recorded in 1910–15; keto- + genesis
Related formske·to·gen·ic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for ketogenic

ketogenic

adjective
  1. med forming or able to stimulate the production of ketone bodiesa ketogenic diet
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ketogenic in Medicine

ketogenesis

(kē′tō-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs)
n.
  1. The formation of ketone bodies, as in diabetes mellitus.
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Related formske′to•gen′ic adj.
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