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noun
A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) which is needed to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: PKU
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inborn error of metabolism
History
Etymology tree English phenylketone Proto-Indo-European *h1wers-der. Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō) Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron) Ancient Greek -ουρία (-ouría)bor. New Latin -ūriabor. English -uria English phenylketonuria From phenylketone + -uria.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
