Medical Definition of Metabolic disease

1. Generic term for diseases caused by an abnormal metabolic process. It can be congenital due to inherited enzyme abnormality (metabolism, inborn errors) or acquired due to disease of an endocrine organ or failure of a metabolically important organ such as the liver. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Metabolic Disease

metabolian
metabolic
metabolic
metabolically
metabolic acidosis
metabolic acidosis
metabolic alkalosis
metabolic alkalosis
metabolic burst
metabolic calculus
metabolic clearance rate
metabolic coma
metabolic cooperation
metabolic coupling
metabolic craniopathy
metabolic disease (current term)
metabolic disorder
metabolic encephalopathy
metabolic equivalent
metabolic indican
metabolic mucinosis
metabolic pool
metabolic process
metabolic rate
metabolimeter
metabolin
metabolisation
metabolise
metabolise
metabolised vitamin D milk

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