phenylketonuria

English

Etymology

From phenylketone +‎ -uria.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /fɛnaɪ̯lkiːtəˈnjʊə̯ɹɪ.ə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /fɛnəlkitəˈnʊɹi.ə/
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  • Rhymes: -ʊɹiə
  • Hyphenation: phe‧nyl‧ke‧ton‧uria

Noun

phenylketonuria (countable and uncountable, plural phenylketonurias)

  1. (medicine) A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) which is needed to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine.

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