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Galactosemia

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Noun
  1. 1
    A genetic metabolic disorder characterized by an inability to metabolize galactose properly. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a genetic disease (autosomal recessive) in which an enzyme needed to metabolize galactose is deficient or absent; typically develops shortly after birth wordnet
  3. 3
    The presence of galactose in the blood. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From galactose + -emia.

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