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alkaptonuria

American  
[al-kap-tuh-noor-ee-uh, -nyoor-] / ælˌkæp təˈnʊər i ə, -ˈnjʊər- /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of alkaptonuria

First recorded in 1885–90; alkapton + -uria

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Asked if he had any medical conditions, he explained his alkaptonuria, a rare, progressive genetic disease that causes pain in the joints.

From BBC Sep. 28, 2022

Indeed, Bateson and others had long been working to undermine Darwinism, and felt emboldened by the alkaptonuria finding.

From Slate Jul. 9, 2012

Garrod noticed clusters of alkaptonuria in certain families, and assumed something in their environment or diet caused it.

From Slate Jul. 9, 2012

Garrod realized that someone so young had almost certainly inherited alkaptonuria.

From Slate Jul. 9, 2012

Happily, the alkaptonuria work proved that the same laws of genetics applied to humans.

From Slate Jul. 9, 2012

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