phenylketonuria

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English [edit]

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Phenylketonuria

Etymology [edit]

From phenyl +‎ ketonuria.

Pronunciation [edit]

(UK) IPA: /fɛnʌɪlkiːtəˈnjʊəɹɪə/

Noun [edit]

phenylketonuria (countable and uncountable; plural phenylketonurias)

(medicine) A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) which is needed to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine.

Synonyms [edit]

PKU

Translations [edit]

metabolic disorder

Chinese:

Mandarin: 苯丙酮尿癥 (cmn), 苯丙酮尿症 (cmn) (běnbǐngtóngniàozhèng), 苯酮尿癥 (cmn), 苯酮尿症 (cmn) (běntóngniàozhèng)

Finnish: fenyyliketonuria (fi)

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