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):
phenylketonuria
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]