Definition of Homocystinuria

1. Noun. (medicine) An inherited metabolic disorder characterised by the presence of homocysteine in the urine ¹

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Medical Definition of Homocystinuria

1. Recessive condition in which the enzyme (cystathione synthetase) that converts homocysteine and serine into cystathione, a precursor of cysteine, is missing. Deficiency of this enzyme has widespread consequences in connective tissue, circulation and nervous system. Inheritance: autosomal recessive. Origin: Gr. Ouron = urine (11 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Homocystinuria

homoconjugation
homoconjugations
homocoupling
homocouplings
homocycle
homocyclic
homocyclic compound
homocysteine
homocysteine cystathionine gamma-synthase
homocysteine desulfhydrase
homocysteinemia
homocysteines
homocystinaemia
homocystine
homocystinuria (current term)
homocystinurias
homocytotropic
homocytotropic antibody
homodemic
homodermic
homodermy
homodetic
homodetic peptide
homodiegetic
homodiegetically
homodihydrocapsaicin
homodimer
homodimeric
homodimerization

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