methylmalonic aciduria

[ mĕth′əl-mə-lō′nĭk, -lŏn′ik ]

n.

A metabolic disorder resulting from an enzyme deficiency and characterized by the presence of excessive amounts of methylmalonic acid in the urine; it can be congenital or acquired because of a vitamin B12 deficiency.

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Words nearby methylmalonic aciduria

methylglyoxal, methylheptenone, methylic, methylidyne group, methylisobutenyl ketone, methylmalonic aciduria, methylmercury, methylmorphine, methylnaphthalene, methylol, methylparaben
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