PHENYLKETONURIA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genetic disorder of metabolism; lack of the enzyme needed to turn phenylalanine into tyrosine results in an accumulation of phenylalanine in the body fluids which causes various degrees of mental deficiency

Synonyms:

phenylketonuria; PKU

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("phenylketonuria" is a kind of...):

inborn error of metabolism (any of a number of diseases in which an inherited defect (usually a missing or inadequate enzyme) results in an abnormality of metabolism)

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