galactosemia
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Galactosemia — Classification and external resources Galactose ICD 10 E … Wikipedia
Galactosemia — Galactosa Clasificación y recursos externos CIE 10 E … Wikipedia Español
galactosemia — f. hemat. Presencia de galactosa en la sangre. ⊆ pediat. y genét. Alteración del metabolismo de los glúcidos heredada de forma autosómica recesiva y que está causada por la falta del enzima que transforma la galactosa en glucosa, lo que provoca… … Diccionario médico
galactosemia — galactosemia. См. галактоземия. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
galactosemia — [gə lak΄tō sē′mē ə] n. [ GALACTOS(E) + EMIA] a congenital disease caused by the genetic lack of an enzyme needed to metabolize galactose into glucose and producing mental retardation, cataracts, and liver damage … English World dictionary
Galactosemia — A genetic metabolic disease in which there is a defect in the body s ability to use the sugar galactose. In classic galactosemia, the basic defect is a deficiency of the enzyme known as GALT (galactose 1 phosphate uridyl transferase). This causes … Medical dictionary
galactosemia — galactosemic, adj. /geuh lak teuh see mee euh/, n. Pathol. an inherited disorder characterized by the inability to metabolize galactose and requiring a galactose free diet to avoid consequent mental retardation and eye, spleen, and liver… … Universalium
galactosemia — noun Date: 1934 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 • galactosemic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
galactosemia — n. any of three genetic disorders characterized by defective galactose metabolism resulting in an accumulation of galactose in the bloodstream (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
galactosemia — ga·lac·tos·emia … English syllables
