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

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