PKU

Meaning of PKU in English

■ abbreviation phenylketonuria.

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PKU — Airport Name : Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport Airport Location : Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia IATA Code : PKU ICAO Code …
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PKU — abbreviation phenylketonuria
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PKU — abbreviation phenylketonuria
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PKU — phenylketonuria.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PKU — phenylketonuria
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PKU — [PKU] abbreviation phenylketonuria
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PKU — Short for phenylketonuria.
English Dictionary of Medicine
PKU — Function: abbreviation phenylketonuria
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PHENYLKETONURIA (PKU) — or phenylpyruvic oligophrenia Inability to normally metabolize phenylalanine , the accumulation of which interferes with normal childhood development. Central nervous …
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PHENYLKETONURIA (PKU) — Inherited inability to process the amino acid phenylalanine. Newborns are screened for PKU. Treatment is a diet low in phenylalanine. …
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WIBB — Airport Name : Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport Airport Location : Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia IATA Code : PKU ICAO Code …
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SULTAN SYARIF KASIM II AIRPORT — Airport Name : Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport Airport Location : Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia IATA Code : PKU ICAO Code …
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PHENYLKETONURIA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary phenyl + ketone + New Latin -uria Date: 1935 : an inherited …
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PHENYLKETONURIA — [phe.nyl.ke.ton.uria] n [NL, fr. ISV phenyl + ketone + NL -uria] (1935): an inherited human metabolic disease that is characterized …
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PHENYLKETONURIA — (PKU) also called phenylpyruvic oligophrenia hereditary inability of the body to normally metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine. Phenylalanine is normally …
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PHENYLKETONURIA — n. or phenylpyruvic oligophrenia Inability to normally metabolize phenylalanine , the accumulation of which interferes with normal childhood development. Central …
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GOUT — Synonyms and related words : PKU, acidosis, adenoiditis, adrenitis, alkalosis, appendicitis, arteritis, arthritis deformans, arthritis fungosa, arthritis pauperum, atrophic arthritis, …
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ILLNESS — n. 25B6; noun SICKNESS, disease, ailment, complaint, malady, affliction, infection, indisposition; ill health, poor health, infirmity; informal bug, virus; Brit. …
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NEWBORN SCREENING — Tests of newborns to detect those at increased risk for disorders such as PKU (phenylketonuria) and hypothyroidism.
English Dictionary of Medicine
INBORN ERRORS OF METABOLISM — Term coined by A. Garrod in 1908 applying to heritable disorders of biochemistry. Examples include albinism, cystinuria (a cause of …
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EUPHENICS — Literally meaning normal appearing, euphenics aims to improve the outcome of a genetic disease by altering the environment. An illustration: …
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ENZYME DEFECT — A disorder resulting from a deficiency (or functional abnormality) of an enzyme. In 1902 Archibald Garrod first attributed a disease …
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ECOGENETICS — The interaction of genetics with the environment. The genetic disease PKU (phenylketonuria) provides an illustration of ecogenetics. Persons with PKU …
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DEFECT, ENZYME — An abnormality in the protein (enzyme) important in catalyzing a normal biochemical reaction in the body. Disorders result from a …
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