ketogenesis

[ kee-toh-jen-uh-sis ]

/ ˌki toʊˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun Medicine/Medical.

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

OTHER WORDS FROM ketogenesis

ke·to·gen·ic, adjective

Words nearby ketogenesis

keto-, keto-enol tautomerism, ketoacidosis, ketoaciduria, ketoconazole, ketogenesis, ketogenic, ketogenic diet, ketoheptose, ketohexose, ketol

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British Dictionary definitions for ketogenic

ketogenic

/ (ˌkiːtəʊˈdʒɛnɪk) /

adjective

med forming or able to stimulate the production of ketone bodiesa ketogenic diet

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Medical definitions for ketogenic

ketogenesis

[ kē′tō-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs ]

n.

The formation of ketone bodies, as in diabetes mellitus.

Other words from ketogenesis

ke′to•gen′ic adj.