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branched chain ketoaciduria

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  • noun an inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrup; if untreated it can lead to mental retardation and death in early childhood

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hypernyms (12)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. acetonuria
  2. congenital disease
  3. genetic abnormality
  4. genetic defect
  5. genetic disease
  6. genetic disorder
  7. hereditary condition
  8. hereditary disease
  9. inherited disease
  10. inherited disorder
  11. ketoaciduria
  12. ketonuria

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