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- noun Plural form of
keto .
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In fact this monster, slain by Perseus, was typically referred to as a “ketos” by the ancient Greeks, a word that is best translated by the English phrase “sea monster”, and in fact gave its name to ‘cetacean’.
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Ãmnesomsättning och ketos « Low-carb-bloggen Pingback, 25.
Metabolism and ketosis | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2007
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Cetacea, the order that includes whales and dolphins, comes from the Greek ketos, meaning "sea monster".
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Maia, mother, and ketos, whale (Greek): named for the sex and gravid state of the holotype.
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The Greek word κητος (ketos), from which comes the Latin word cetus, originally meant any large creature of the sea.
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Postat av arne9 på maj 25th, 2007 På Eades blogg finns ett intressant inlägg om hur ämnesomsättningen fungerar vid ketos.
Metabolism and ketosis | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2007
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