(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.

plural of ketose

(organic chemistry) Any steroid having a ketone functional group.

(pathology) The presence of ketones in the urine

plural of ketosteroid

(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to ketosuccinic acid or its derivatives

(organic chemistry) oxaloacetic acid

plural of ketosphinganine

(organic chemistry) A chemical compound involved in the synthesis of sphingolipids.

plural of ketoside