Phenylketonuria (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Pathology.
  1. an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenyl ketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of intellectual disability in infancy.
noun
  1. a congenital metabolic disorder characterized by the abnormal accumulation of phenylalanine in the body fluids, resulting in various degrees of mental deficiency
    Phenylketonuria (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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