Etymology

phenylketonuria

phe·nyl·ke·ton·uria
P3H4E1N1Y4L1K5E1T1O1N1U1R1I1A1

Today it means: A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) which is needed to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine. Full definition →

Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers- ← English phenylketone
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  1. Englishphenylketone
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wers-
  3. Ancient Greekοὐρέω (ouréō)
  4. Ancient Greekοὖρον (oûron)
  5. English todayphenylketonuria

From phenylketone + -uria.

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