Medical Definition of Oasthouse urine disease

1. An inherited metabolic defect in the absorption of methionine which is converted by intestinal bacteria to alpha-hydroxybutyric acid; characterised by diarrhoea, tachypnea, and marked urinary excretion of alpha-hydroxybutyric acid (causing an odour like that of an oasthouse). Origin: oast, kiln for drying hops, malt, or tobacco (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oasthouse Urine Disease

oarsmen
oarswoman
oarswomen
oarweed
oarweeds
oary
oases
oasification
oasis
oasislike
oasitic
oast
oast house
oast houses
oasthouse
oasthouse urine disease (current term)
oasthouses
oasts
oat
oat cell
oat cell cancer
oat cell carcinoma
oat milk
oatcake
oatcakes
oaten
oater
oaters

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