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phenylketonuria

/fɛnʌɪlkiːtəˈnjʊəɹɪə/

Meanings
noun

Fenilcetonuria, un trastorno metabólico

A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) which is needed to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine.

Examples :

"My cousin was diagnosed with phenylketonuria as a baby. "
A mi primo le diagnosticaron fenilcetonuria cuando era bebé.
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Related Words

Illustration disorder

disorder noun

/dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/ /dɪsˈɔːɹdɚ/

Desorden

"After playing the children left the room in disorder."

Después de jugar, los niños dejaron la habitación en desorden.

Illustration metabolic

metabolic noun

/ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk/ /ˌmɛɾəˈbɑlɪk/

Suplemento nutricional

"The athlete takes a metabolic after each training session to help with muscle recovery. "

El atleta toma un suplemento nutricional después de cada sesión de entrenamiento para ayudar a la recuperación muscular.

Illustration cousin

cousin noun

/ˈkʌz.n̩/ /ˈkʌz.ɪn/

Primo, prima

"I think my cousin is a good man."

Creo que mi primo es un buen hombre.

Illustration metabolize

metabolize verb

/mɪˈtæbəˌlaɪz/

Metabolizar

"The body needs time to metabolize the alcohol after drinking. "

El cuerpo necesita tiempo para metabolizar el alcohol después de beber.

Illustration needed

needed verb

/ˈniːdɪd/

Necesitar

"Living things need water to survive."

Los seres vivos necesitan agua para sobrevivir.

Illustration liver

liver noun

/ˈlɪvə/ /ˈlɪvɚ/ /ˈlɪvə(ɹ)/

Hígado

"Steve Jobs is a famous liver transplant recipient."

Steve Jobs es un famoso receptor de trasplante de hígado.

Illustration enzyme

enzyme noun

/ˈɛn.zaɪm/

Enzima

"The enzyme amylase helps your body break down the starch in bread. "

La enzima amilasa ayuda a tu cuerpo a descomponer el almidón del pan.

Illustration phenylalanine

phenylalanine noun

/ˌfɛnəlˈæləˌnin/ /ˌfɛnəlˈæləˌniːn/

Fenilalanina

"Example sentence: "People with phenylketonuria (PKU) must carefully limit their intake of phenylalanine from foods like meat and dairy to prevent health problems." "

Las personas con fenilcetonuria (PKU) deben limitar cuidadosamente su ingesta de fenilalanina de alimentos como carne y lácteos para prevenir problemas de salud.

Illustration individuals

individuals noun

/ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəlz/

Individuo, persona

"He is an unusual individual."

Es un individuo inusual.

Illustration which

which pronoun

/wɪt͡ʃ/

Cuál, cuáles

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

A estas alturas, seguramente debes saber cuál es cuál.

Illustration diagnosed

diagnosed verb

/ˈdaɪəɡnoʊzd/ /ˈdaɪəɡnoʊst/

Diagnosticar

"After many tests, the doctor diagnosed her with the flu. "

Después de muchas pruebas, el médico le diagnosticó gripe.

Illustration amino

amino noun

/əˈmiːnəʊ/ /əˈminoʊ/

El grupo amino

"The organic molecule contained an amino group, which gave it unique properties and allowed it to react with acids. "

La molécula orgánica contenía un grupo amino, lo que le daba propiedades únicas y le permitía reaccionar con ácidos.