Iminoglycinuria definition

ĭm′ə-nō-glī′sə-no͝or ′ ē-ə

A benign inborn error of amino acid transport, causing glycine, proline, and hydroxyproline to be excreted in the urine.

noun

(medicine) A rare autosomal-recessive disorder of renal tubular transport affecting reabsorption of the amino acid glycine and the imino acids proline and hydroxyproline, resulting in excess urinary excretion of all three acids.

noun

Other Word Forms

Singular:

iminoglycinuria

Plural:

iminoglycinurias