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phenylketonuria definition

phenyl·keto·nu·ria (fen′əl kēt′ə no̵or′ē ə, -nyo̵or′-; fē′nəl-)

noun

a genetic disorder of phenylalanine metabolism, which, if untreated, causes severe mental retardation in infants through the accumulation of toxic metabolic products

Etymology: phenyl + ketonuria

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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