PHENYLKETONURIA (PKU)

Meaning of PHENYLKETONURIA (PKU) in English

Inherited inability to process the amino acid phenylalanine. Newborns are screened for PKU. Treatment is a diet low in phenylalanine. Failure of treatment results in mental retardation.

English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012

PHENYLKETONURIA (PKU) — or phenylpyruvic oligophrenia Inability to normally metabolize phenylalanine , the accumulation of which interferes with normal childhood development. Central nervous …
Английский словарь Британика
PKU — abbreviation phenylketonuria
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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
PHENYLKETONURIA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary phenyl + ketone + New Latin -uria Date: 1935 : an inherited …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PHENYLKETONURIA — [phe.nyl.ke.ton.uria] n [NL, fr. ISV phenyl + ketone + NL -uria] (1935): an inherited human metabolic disease that is characterized …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PHENYLKETONURIA — (PKU) also called phenylpyruvic oligophrenia hereditary inability of the body to normally metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine. Phenylalanine is normally …
Britannica English vocabulary
PHENYLKETONURIA — n. or phenylpyruvic oligophrenia Inability to normally metabolize phenylalanine , the accumulation of which interferes with normal childhood development. Central …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PKU — Airport Name : Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport Airport Location : Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia IATA Code : PKU ICAO Code …
Airport Code English Dictionary
PHENYLKETONURIA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary phenyl + ketone + New Latin -uria Date: 1935 an inherited metabolic …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PHENYLKETONURIA — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from phenyl + ketonuria : a rare genetic anomaly in man marked by inability to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHENYLKETONURIA — — phenylketonuric , adj. /fen'l kee'toh noor"ee euh, -nyoor"-, feen'-/ , n. Pathol. an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PHENYLKETONURIA — n. hereditary disease in which the body does not produce the enzyme needed to break down phenylalanine (Medicine)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PHENYLKETONURIA — [ ˌfi:nʌɪlˌki:tə(ʊ)'njʊərɪə , ˌfɛnɪl- ] ■ noun Medicine an inherited inability to metabolize phenylalanine which can result in brain and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PKU — ■ abbreviation phenylketonuria.
Concise Oxford English vocab
PKU — [PKU] abbreviation phenylketonuria
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PHENYLKETONURIA — phenylketonuria BrE AmE ˌfiːn ɪl ˌkiːt ə ʊ ˈnjʊər i‿ə ˌfen-, ˌ•- ə l-, ˌ•aɪ ə l- AmE \ ˌfen …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PHENYLKETONURIA — n. an inherited inability to metabolize phenylalanine, ultimately leading to mental deficiency if untreated. [PHENYL + KETONE + -URIA]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PHENYLKETONURIA — n. an inherited inability to metabolize phenylalanine, ultimately leading to mental deficiency if untreated. [ PHENYL + KETONE + -URIA …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PHENYLKETONURIA — n. an inherited inability to metabolize phenylalanine, ultimately leading to mental deficiency if untreated. Etymology: PHENYL + KETONE + -URIA
Oxford English vocab
PKU — Short for phenylketonuria.
English Dictionary of Medicine
PHENYLKETONURIA — Фенилкетонурия
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PHENYLKETONURIA — оксифенилкетонурия, фенилпировиноградная олигофрения, болезнь Феллинга, синдром Феллинга
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
WIBB — Airport Name : Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport Airport Location : Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia IATA Code : PKU ICAO Code …
Airport Code English Dictionary
SULTAN SYARIF KASIM II AIRPORT — Airport Name : Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport Airport Location : Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia IATA Code : PKU ICAO Code …
Airport Code English Dictionary
PHENYLKETONURIC — noun or adjective see: phenylketonuria
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PHENYLALANINE — One of the essential proteins , especially hemoglobin . It is used in medicine and nutrition and as one of …
Английский словарь Британика
CONGENITAL DISORDER — Structural abnormality (e.g., agenesis ), functional problem (e.g., cystic fibrosis , phenylketonuria ), or disease present at birth. Almost all …
Английский словарь Британика
PHENYLPYRUVIC OLIGOPHRENIA — I. noun see phenylketonuria II. noun see phenylpyruvic amentia
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIRTH DEFECT — noun : a physical or biochemical defect (as cleft palate or phenylketonuria) that is present at birth and may be …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHENYLPYRUVIC AMENTIA — noun or phenylpyruvic oligophrenia : phenylketonuria
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHENYLPYRUVIC ACID — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+- noun Etymology: phenyl + pyruvic : a crystalline keto acid C 6 H 5 CH 2 COCOOH found in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHENYLKETONURIC — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌkēd.ə|n(y)u̇rik noun ( -s ) : one affected with phenylketonuria
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHENYLALANINE — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phenyl + alanine : a crystalline alpha-amino acid C 6 H 5 CH 2 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHENYLPYRUVIC OLIGOPHRENIA — /fen'l puy rooh"vik, -pi-, feen'-/ , Pathol. phenylketonuria. [ PHENYL + PYRUVIC (ACID) ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PHENYLKETONURIC — adj. (Medicine) pertaining to phenylketonuria (hereditary disease)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PHENYLKETONURIC — see phenylketonuria
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOUT — Synonyms and related words : PKU, acidosis, adenoiditis, adrenitis, alkalosis, appendicitis, arteritis, arthritis deformans, arthritis fungosa, arthritis pauperum, atrophic arthritis, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ILLNESS — n. 25B6; noun SICKNESS, disease, ailment, complaint, malady, affliction, infection, indisposition; ill health, poor health, infirmity; informal bug, virus; Brit. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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 …
English Dictionary of Medicine
EUPHENICS — Literally meaning normal appearing, euphenics aims to improve the outcome of a genetic disease by altering the environment. An illustration: …
English Dictionary of Medicine
ENZYME DEFECT — A disorder resulting from a deficiency (or functional abnormality) of an enzyme. In 1902 Archibald Garrod first attributed a disease …
English Dictionary of Medicine
ECOGENETICS — The interaction of genetics with the environment. The genetic disease PKU (phenylketonuria) provides an illustration of ecogenetics. Persons with PKU …
English Dictionary of Medicine
DEFECT, ENZYME — An abnormality in the protein (enzyme) important in catalyzing a normal biochemical reaction in the body. Disorders result from a …
English Dictionary of Medicine

English Dictionary of Medicine

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