DICTIONARY ENTRY
7 SYLLABLES
phenylketonuria
/,fɛnəl,kit'ənʊriə/ · fɛnəlkitənʊriə
Phenylketonuria has 7 syllables: phe · nyl · ke · ton · u · ri · a.
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noun. A genetic disorder of metabolism; lack of the enzyme needed to turn phenylalanine into tyrosine results in an accumulation of phenylalanine in the body fluids which causes various degrees of mental deficiency.
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