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Spanish: Fenilcetonuria.

Definition: PKU

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. 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.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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"PKU" is a common misspelling or typo for: put, pub, pike, poke, pup, pun, pug, PKI, puku.

Date "PKU" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1962. (references)

Common Expressions: PKU

Expressions Definition
PKU test A test of newborn infants for phenylketonuria. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: PKU

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry Source Expression Field
PKU German Phenylketonurie Medicine
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Extended Definition: PKU

PKU

PKU may mean:

  • Phenylketonuria, a human genetic disorder that occurs in about 1 in 15,000 births
  • Peking University (founded 1898) in the People's Republic of China (also Beijing University)

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "PKU"



Topics by Level of Interest: PKU

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"PKU" is a common misspelling or typo for: put, pub, pike, poke, pup, pun, pug, PKI, puku.

Synonym: PKU
Position Synonym (sorted by strength)

Noun

 phenylketonuria.
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