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Meaning of phenylketonuria | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

fɛnaɪ̯lkiːtəˈnjʊə̯ɹɪ.ə

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Čeština fenylketonurie

Suomi fenyyliketonuria

Français phénylcétonurie

日本語フェニルケトン尿症

Português fenilcetonúria

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
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See also

phenylketonuric phenyllactate phenyllactic acid phenyllithium phenylmagnesium bromide phenylmercuriurea

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