alkaptonuria

al·kap·ton·uria

noun

Definition of ALKAPTONURIA

: a rare recessive metabolic anomaly in humans marked by inability to complete the degradation of tyrosine and phenylalanine resulting in the presence of alkapton in the urine

Variants of ALKAPTONURIA

al·kap·ton·uria or al·cap·ton·uria \(ˌ)al-ˌkap-tə-ˈn(y)u̇rē-ə\ (audio pronunciation)

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