ketosis
ketosis · ketoses
кетоз
A metabolic state in which the body produces ketones to be used as fuel by some organs…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.
/kiːˈtəʊsɪs/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
кетозketoz
More definitions
- an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus
Translations
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By meaning 1
metabolic state involving production of ketones:
Origin
From keto- + -osis.From keto- + -osis.
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Forms
plural: ketosesSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus:ketonemiaacetonemia
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedketoacidosis
Derivedhyperketosis
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable