ketogenic

[kee-toh-jen-uh-sis]

ke·to·gen·e·sis

[kee-toh-jen-uh-sis]
noun Medicine/Medical.
the production of ketone bodies in the body, as in diabetes mellitus or low-carbohydrate weight-loss diets.

Origin:
1910–15; keto- + genesis

ke·to·gen·ic, adjective
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ketogenic (ˌkiːtəʊˈdʒɛnɪk)
 
adj
med forming or able to stimulate the production of ketone bodies: a ketogenic diet

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