Associations to the word «Ketosis»
Noun
- Carbohydrate
- Insulin
- Diabetes
- Glucose
- Diet
- Fasting
- Vomiting
- Starvation
- Intake
- Kidney
- Urine
- Fat
- Metabolism
- Liver
- Accumulation
- Acid
- Deficiency
- Breakdown
- Tissue
- Pregnancy
- Body
- Juice
- Blood
- Cow
- Smell
- Fast
- Low
- Symptom
- Disease
- Level
- Concentration
- Cause
- Burn
- Balance
- Breath
- Patient
- Protein
- Type
- Condition
- Energy
- Exercise
- Increase
- Amount
- Loss
- Risk
- Effect
- Cell
- Produce
- Weight
- Damage
- Phase
- Lack
- Animal
- Process
- Stage
- Treatment
- Individual
- Doe
- Result
- Food
- Person
Adjective
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Wiktionary
KETOSIS, noun. (pathology) 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 weight-loss diet.
Dictionary definition
KETOSIS, noun. An abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus.
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