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alkaptonuria

[ al-kap-tuh-noor-ee-uh, -nyoor- ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. excessive excretion of homogentisic acid in the urine, caused by a hereditary abnormality of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of alkaptonuria1

First recorded in 1885–90; alkapton + -uria

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