Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
an inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrup;
if untreated it can lead to mental retardation and death in early childhood;
[syn: maple syrup urine disease, branched chain ketoaciduria]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
maple syrup urine disease
n 1: an inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has
a odor characteristic of maple syrup; if untreated it can
lead to mental retardation and death in early childhood
[syn: maple syrup urine disease, branched chain
ketoaciduria]