phenylketonuria
phe·nyl·ke·tonuria
noun
1.
a genetic disorder of metabolism; lack of the enzyme needed to turn phenylalanine into tyrosine results in an accumulation of phenylalanine in the body fluids which causes various degrees of mental deficiency
Origin
From phenylketone + -uria.
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