Disease or Syndrome
ketosis Audio
ke·to·sis [ ki-toh-sis ]
Subclass of:
Acidosis
Etymology:
German keton, from acetone + Greek -osis = condition
Definitions related to ketosis:
  • A condition characterized by an abnormally elevated concentration of KETONE BODIES in the blood (acetonemia) or urine (acetonuria). It is a sign of DIABETES COMPLICATION, starvation, alcoholism or a mitochondrial metabolic disturbance (e.g., MAPLE SYRUP URINE DISEASE).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Presence of elevated levels of ketone bodies in the body.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • Ketosis, metabolic disorder marked by high levels of ketones in the tissues and body fluids, including blood and urine. With starvation or fasting, there is less sugar than normal in the blood and less glycogen (the storage form of sugar) in the cells of the body, especially the liver cells; fat...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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