galactosemia

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From galactose +‎ -emia.

Noun

galactosemia (countable and uncountable, plural galactosemias)

  1. (medicine) A genetic metabolic disorder characterized by an inability to metabolize galactose properly.
  2. The presence of galactose in the blood.

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Spanish

Noun

galactosemia f (plural galactosemias)

  1. galactosemia