alkaptonuria
UK/ælˌkæptəˈnʊəɹɪə/
alkaptonuria noun: a rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
Noun
alkaptonuria (uncountable)
- A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
- In his work at St Bartholomew's Hospital and Great Ormond Street in London, Garrod had come across a number of patients with a rare and not very serious disease, known as alkaptonuria.1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 39
alkaptonuria meaning in Tamil and Indonesian
alkaptonuria in Tamil
- ஆல்காப்ட் நீரிழிவு, ஆல்காப்டோநியூரியா
alkaptonuria in Indonesian
- genetic disorder causing the accumulation of alkapton
- alkaptonuria
Forms of alkaptonuria
| alternative form | alcaptonuria |
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Origin of alkaptonuria
From alkapton + -uria.
Questions about alkaptonuria
- What does alkaptonuria mean?
- Alkaptonuria means a rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
- What is alkaptonuria in Tamil?
- Alkaptonuria in Tamil is ஆல்காப்ட் நீரிழிவு, ஆல்காப்டோநியூரியா. See Alkaptonuria meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is alkaptonuria?
- Alkaptonuria is a noun.
- How do you pronounce alkaptonuria?
- Alkaptonuria is pronounced /ælˌkæptəˈnʊəɹɪə/ (UK).
Words near alkaptonuria in the dictionary
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