Alkaptonuria
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ælˌkæptəˈnʊəɹɪə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Alkaptonuria is a noun meaning (medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
Meaning
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
Example Sentences
In his work at St Bartholomew's Hospital and Great Ormond Street in London, Garrod had come across a number of patients with a rare and not very serious disease, known as alkaptonuria.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include alcaptonuria, phenylketonuria, phenylketoneuria, acetonuria, phenylalaninemia, hypophenylalaninemia.
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