maple syrup urine disease

English

Noun

maple syrup urine disease (uncountable)

Branched-chain ketoaciduria, an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder affecting branched-chain amino acids and causing the urine to have a distinctive sweet odour.

Synonyms

MSUD (initialism)

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