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Medical Definition of Tyrosinosis
1. A very rare, possibly heritable disorder of tyrosine metabolism that may be caused by defective formation of p-hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid oxidase or of tyrosine transaminase; characterised by enhanced urinary excretion of p-hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid and of other tyrosyl metabolites upon ingestion of tyrosine or proteins containing that amino acid. Origin: tyrosine + G. -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tyrosinosis
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