maple syrup urine disease

noun

Branched-chain ketoaciduria, an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder affecting branched-chain amino acids and causing the urine to have a distinctive sweet odour.

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MSUDbranched chain ketoaciduria
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nounmaple syrup urine disease (uncountable)

alternative maple-syrup urine disease · alternative maple-syrup-urine disease

  1. uncountableBranched-chain ketoaciduria, an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder affecting branched-chain amino acids and causing the urine to have a distinctive sweet odour.

    Synonyms: MSUD

Synonyms & antonyms

nounBranched-chain ketoaciduria, an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder affecting branched-chain amino acids and causing the urine to have a distinctive sweet odour.

Similar
MSUD

More synonyms by meaning

nounan inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrup; if untreated it can lead to mental retardation and death in early childhood

Similar
branched chain ketoaciduria
Broader
ketonuriaketoaciduriaacetonuriagenetic diseasegenetic disordergenetic abnormality
Also see
ketoacidemia

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