See Also: maple syrup urine disease(medicine)
Disease, maple syrup urine(health)
disease, maple syrup urine(medicine)
maple syrup urine(medicine)
maple syrup(dictionary)
Maple syrup(recipes)
Porridge with maple syrup(recipes)
Maple syrup and pecan cake(recipes)
Canadian buttermilk pancakes with maple syrup(recipes)
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barrel chest (medicine) and Disease, maple syrup urine (health)


barrel chest (medicine)


barrel chest


A chest permanently resembling the shape of a barrel, i.e., with increased anteroposterior diameter, roughly equaling the lateral diameter; usually with some degree of kyphosis; seen in cases of emphysema.


Disease, maple syrup urine (health)


Hereditary disease due to deficiency of an enzyme involved in amino acid metabolism, characterized by urine that smells like maple syrup. The three branched-chain amino acids: (leucine, isoleucine, and valine) cannot be metabolized (processed) and build up in the blood to the detriment of brain function. Untreated maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) causes mental retardation, physical disability and death.