Definitions for galactosemiagəˌlæk təˈsi mi ə

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ga•lac•to•se•mi•agəˌlæk təˈsi mi ə(n.)

  1. an inherited disorder characterized by the inability to metabolize galactose and necessitating a galactose-free diet.

    Category: Pathology

Origin of galactosemia:

1930–35

ga•lac`to•se′mic(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. galactosemia(noun)

    a genetic disease (autosomal recessive) in which an enzyme needed to metabolize galactose is deficient or absent; typically develops shortly after birth

Wiktionary

  1. galactosemia(Noun)

    A genetic metabolic disorder characterized by an inability to metabolize galactose properly


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