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]