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galactosemia

galactosemia noun: a genetic metabolic disorder characterized by an inability to metabolize galactose properly.

Noun

galactosemia (countable and uncountable, plural galactosemias)

  1. A genetic metabolic disorder characterized by an inability to metabolize galactose properly.
  2. The presence of galactose in the blood.

Forms of galactosemia

pluralgalactosemias
alternative formgalactosaemia

Origin of galactosemia

From galactose + -emia.

Words formed from galactosemia

Questions about galactosemia

What does galactosemia mean?
Galactosemia means a genetic metabolic disorder characterized by an inability to metabolize galactose properly.
What part of speech is galactosemia?
Galactosemia is a noun.
What is the plural of galactosemia?
The plural of galactosemia is galactosemias.

Words near galactosemia in the dictionary

  1. galactosan
  2. galactosans
  3. galactoscope
  4. galactoscopes
  5. galactose
  6. galactosemia
  7. galactosemias
  8. galactosemic
  9. galactosemics
  10. galactosephosphate
  11. galactosephosphates

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