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maple-syrup-urine disease

maple-syrup-urine disease is the alternative form of maple syrup urine disease.

Meaning of maple syrup urine disease

Noun

maple syrup urine disease (uncountable)

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

Questions about maple-syrup-urine disease

What is maple-syrup-urine disease the alternative form of?
Maple-syrup-urine disease is the alternative form of maple syrup urine disease.

Words near maple-syrup-urine disease in the dictionary

  1. maple-leaved
  2. maple-leaves
  3. maple-sugar
  4. maple-sugared
  5. maple-syrup urine disease
  6. maple-syrup-urine disease
  7. maple-syruped
  8. maple-syrupy
  9. maple-wash
  10. Maplebeck
  11. Maplebecks

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