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phenylketonuria

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2 syllables

15 characters

English (US)

2syllables

phenylketonuria

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Definitions ofphenylketonuria

1noun

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

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17 words

Before

phenylethylmalonylure phenylethylmalonylurea phenylglycine phenylglycolic phenylglyoxylic phenylhydrazine phenylhydrazone phenylic

phenylketonuria(current)

After

phenylketonuric phenylmethane phenyls phenylthiocarbamide phenylthiourea phenytoin pheochromocytoma pheon

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