Associations to the word «Phenylketonuria»
Noun
- Brain
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Adjective
Wiktionary
PHENYLKETONURIA, noun. (medicine) A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) which is needed to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine.
Dictionary definition
PHENYLKETONURIA, 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.
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