Associations to the word «Galactosemia»

Wiktionary

GALACTOSEMIA, noun. (medicine) A genetic metabolic disorder characterized by an inability to metabolize galactose properly

Dictionary definition

GALACTOSEMIA, noun. A genetic disease (autosomal recessive) in which an enzyme needed to metabolize galactose is deficient or absent; typically develops shortly after birth.

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