phenylketonuria
/fɛnaɪ̯lkiːtəˈnjʊə̯rɪ.ə//fɛnəlkitəˈnʊri.ə/
构词拆解
- -uria
- (pathology) Suffix forming names of conditions of the urine, especially ones involving the abnormal presence of a substance in it (denoted by a prefixed combining form).
词源说明
From phenylketone + -uria.
释义
名词noun
- 1(medicine) A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) which is needed to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine.