PHENYLKETONURIA


Meaning of PHENYLKETONURIA in English

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Etymology: New Latin, from phenyl + ketonuria

: a rare genetic anomaly in man marked by inability to oxidize phenylpyruvic acid and by severe mental deficiency — called also phenylpyruvic amentia, phenylpyruvic oligophrenia

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