Definition of galactosemia
:a metabolic disorder that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait and in which galactose accumulates in the blood due to deficiency of an enzyme catalyzing its conversion to glucose
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galactosemia
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ga·lac·tos·emia
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galactosaemia
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\gə-ˌlak-tə-ˈsē-mē-ə\
medical Definition of galactosemia
:a metabolic disorder inherited as an autosomal recessive trait in which galactose accumulates in the blood due to deficiency of an enzyme catalyzing its conversion to glucose
- … there might someday be a panel of simultaneous tests for cystic fibrosis, phenylketonuria and galactosemia, three of the most important genetic disorders among white Americans.
- —Harold M. Schmeck, Jr., The New York Times, 18 Oct. 1983
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