See Also: Phenylketonuria(medicine)
Phenylketonuria(health)
phenylketonuria(dictionary)
phenylketonuria (PKU)(encyclopedia)
nonclassical phenylketonuria(medicine)
phenylketonuria, maternal(medicine)

phenylketonuria (iou)



phenylketonuria noun. M20.
[from PHENYL + KETONURIA.]
Medicine. An inherited inability to metabolize phenylalanine normally, which if untreated in children leads to mental handicap.
phenylketonuric noun & adjective (a) noun an individual with phenylketonuria; (b) adjective affected with or pertaining to this disorder: M20.