pku

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pku - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  PKU
      n 1: a genetic disorder of metabolism; lack of the enzyme needed
           to turn phenylalanine into tyrosine results in an
           accumulation of phenylalanine in the body fluids which
           causes various degrees of mental deficiency [syn:
           phenylketonuria, PKU]