Phenylketonuria

Pronunciation

UK IPA: /fÉ›nÊŒÉªlkiËtÉ™ËˆnjÊŠÉ™É¹ÉªÉ™/

Origin

From phenylketone + -uria.

Full definition of phenylketonuria

Noun

phenylketonuria

(countable and uncountable; plural phenylketonurias)

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

Synonyms

PKU