ketogenesis

[ kee-toh-jen-uh-sis ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. the production of ketone bodies in the body, as in diabetes mellitus or low-carbohydrate weight-loss diets.

Other Words From

• keto·genic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ketogenesis¹

First recorded in 1910–15; keto- + genesis