[phe.nyl.ke.ton.uria] n [NL, fr. ISV phenyl + ketone + NL -uria] (1935): an inherited human metabolic disease that is characterized by inability to oxidize a metabolic product of phenylalanine and by severe mental deficiency--abbr. PKU -- phe.nyl.ke.ton.uric n or adj
PHENYLKETONURIA
Meaning of PHENYLKETONURIA in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012