galactosemia

[ guh-lak-tuh-see-mee-uh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. an inherited disorder characterized by the inability to metabolize galactose and requiring a galactose-free diet to avoid consequent intellectual disability and eye, spleen, and liver abnormalities.

Other Words From

• ga·lac·to·se·mic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of galactosemia¹

First recorded in 1930–35; galactose + -emia