“phenylpyruvic”

The following 3 entries include the term phenylpyruvic.

phenylpyruvic acid

noun

: a crystalline keto acid C9H8O3 found in the urine as a metabolic product of phenylalanine especially in phenylketonuria

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phenylpyruvic amentia

noun

: phenylketonuria

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phenylpyruvic oligophrenia

noun

: phenylketonuria

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