ketosis

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/kiːˈtəʊsɪs/

noun

A metabolic state in which the body produces ketones to be used as fuel by some organs so that glycogen can be reserved for organs that depend on it. This condition occurs during times of fasting, starvation, or while on a ketogenic diet.

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ketonemiaacetonemia
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Meanings

nounketosis (countable and uncountable, plural ketoses)

plural ketoses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA metabolic state in which the body produces ketones to be used as fuel by some organs so that glycogen can be reserved for organs that depend on it. This condition occurs during times of fasting, starvation, or while on a ketogenic diet.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus

Similar
ketonemiaacetonemia
Broader
symptom
Also see
acetonemiaketonemia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From keto- + -osis.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 酮病
  • 酮病 (tóngbìng)metabolic state involving production of ketones
Czech ketóza
  • ketózametabolic state involving production of ketones
Esperanto ketozo
  • ketozometabolic state involving production of ketones
Finnish ketoosi
  • ketoosimetabolic state involving production of ketones
Hungarian ketózis
  • ketózismetabolic state involving production of ketones
Irish céatóis
  • céatóismetabolic state involving production of ketones
Polish ketoza
  • ketozametabolic state involving production of ketones
Portuguese cetose
  • cetosemetabolic state involving production of ketones
Spanish cetosis
  • cetosismetabolic state involving production of ketones
Ukrainian кетоз
  • кетоз (ketoz)metabolic state involving production of ketones
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Chicago

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