Term: lysinemia: an inborn error of metabolism in which the lack of certain enzymes leads to an inability to metabolize the amino acid lysine; characterized by muscular weakness and mental retardation
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: boxfish: any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: pectoral sandpiper: American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: obscenity: the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: hemiepiphyte: a plant that is an epiphyte for part of its life
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: elder: any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: amish sect: an orthodox Anabaptist sect separated from the Mennonites in late 17th century; settled chiefly in southeastern Pennsylvania
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: desperado: a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier)
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: housemaid's knee: swelling of the bursa in the knee (due to trauma or excessive kneeling)
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: macrothelypteris: medium to large terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia to Polynesia and Australia; naturalized in Americas
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: cut: (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball