| NOUN | state | maple syrup urine disease, branched chain ketoaciduria | an inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrup |
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| Meaning | An inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrup; if untreated it can lead to mental retardation and death in early childhood. | |
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| Synonym | branched chain ketoaciduria | |
| Broader | genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary condition | A disease or disorder that is inherited genetically |
| ketonuria, ketoaciduria, acetonuria | excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation | |
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