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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ketonemia, acetonemia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: symptom
History
From keto- + -osis.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
