maple syrup urine disease

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

maple syrup urine disease maple-syrup urine disease maple-syrup-urine disease

Synonyms

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