pku

Nouns

  • (n) a genetic disorder of metabolism; lack of the enzyme needed to turn phenylalanine into tyrosine results in an accumulation of phenylalanine in the body fluids which causes various degrees of mental deficiency phenylketonuria,

Synonyms

phenylketonuria

Words of close approximity

PKD
p.a. PA PB PC Pd P.E. pe pH PI p.m. PM P.O. Po PR PS Pt Pu PX
PAC pad pal Pan pap par pas pat paw pax pay PBS PCP pct PDA pdl pea pee peg Pei pel pen pep pes PET pew PFC Ph.D. PhD phi PHS pia PiB pic PID PIE pig PIJ pin pip pit pix PKD PLF PLO ply PMS Poa POB pod Poe poi pol pom pop pot POW pox PPK PPP PRC PRN pro pry PSA PSF psi PST PTO pub pud pug pul pun pup pus put PVA PVC PWR pya pyx
PKU test