HyperDic: galactosemia

English > 1 sense of the word galactosemia:
NOUNstategalactosemiaa genetic disease (autosomal recessive) in which an enzyme needed to metabolize galactose is deficient or absent
English > galactosemia: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA genetic disease (autosomal recessive) in which an enzyme needed to metabolize galactose is deficient or absent; typically develops shortly after birth.
Broaderinborn error of metabolismAny of a number of diseases in which an inherited defect (usually a missing or inadequate enzyme) results in an abnormality of metabolism
Spanishgalactosemia

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