Meanings
nounHartnup disease (uncountable)
- uncountableAn autosomal-recessive metabolic disorder affecting the absorption of nonpolar amino acids.
Synonyms: Hartnup disorder
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn autosomal-recessive metabolic disorder affecting the absorption of nonpolar amino acids.
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Origin
Named after a British family that had the disease.
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Hartnup disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hartnup%20disease
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“Hartnup disease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hartnup%20disease. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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