Usually means: Metabolic state burning fat primarily.
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  3. ketosis: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  8. ketosis: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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  3. Ketosis: Diabetes Dictionary
  4. Ketosis: Diabetes
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Definitions from 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 diet.

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