HHH syndrome

English

Etymology

From the initial letters of hyperornithinemia, hyperammonemia and homocitrullinuria.

Noun

HHH syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare autosomal-recessive urea cycle disorder affecting the enzyme ornithine translocase, which causes ammonia to accumulate in the blood.
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