maple syrup urine disease
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1. 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 (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder, |
| definition | : | a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically (noun.state) |
| hypernym | : | acetonuria, ketoaciduria, ketonuria, |
| definition | : | excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation (noun.state) |
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