Term: phenylketonuria: a genetic disorder of metabolism; lack of the enzyme needed to turn phenylalanine into tyrosine results in an accumulation of phenylalanine in the body fluids which causes various degrees of mental deficiency
Candidate hypernym: inborn error of metabolism: any of a number of diseases in which an inherited defect (usually a missing or inadequate enzyme) results in an abnormality of metabolism → 1
Candidate hypernym: senile dementia: dementia of the aged; results from degeneration of the brain in the absence of cerebrovascular disease → 0
Candidate hypernym: goulash: a rich meat stew highly seasoned with paprika → 0
Candidate hypernym: systems analysis: analysis of all aspects of a project along with ways to collect information about the operation of its parts → 0
Candidate hypernym: city man: a financier who works in one of the banks in the City of London → 0
Candidate hypernym: pasha: a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt → 0
Candidate hypernym: carful: the quantity that a car will hold → 0
Candidate hypernym: epidermal cell: any of the cells making up the epidermis → 0
Candidate hypernym: planning: an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action → 0
Candidate hypernym: aileron: an airfoil that controls lateral motion → 0
Candidate hypernym: kinetic theory of heat: a theory that the temperature of a body increases when kinetic energy increases → 0