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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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;
[syn: phenylketonuria, PKU]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

PKU
    n 1: 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 [syn:
         phenylketonuria, PKU]