noun, Pathology. 1. the accumulation of excessive ketones in the body, as in diabetic acidosis. Origin of ketosis. 1915-1920.
Climate zones of Africa, showing the ecological break between the hot desert climate of the Sahara Desert (red), the hot semi-arid climate of the Sahel (orange) and the tropical climate of Central and Western Africa (blue).
The Sahara desert is the largest hot desert in the world, located in the northern part of the African continent. The Desertâs âmean annual temperature exceeds 86 degrees and it could get up to as high as 122 degrees in the summer, and as low as 30 degrees in the winterâ (7).