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alkaptonuria
[ al-kap-tuh-noor-ee-uh, -nyoor- ]
noun
, Pathology.
- excessive excretion of homogentisic acid in the urine, caused by a hereditary abnormality of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine.
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