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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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;
[syn: phenylketonuria, PKU]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

phenylketonuria n 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 [syn: phenylketonuria, PKU]