METABOLIC DISORDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does metabolic disorder mean? 

• METABOLIC DISORDER (noun)
  The noun METABOLIC DISORDER has 1 sense:

1. a disorder or defect of metabolism

  Familiarity information: METABOLIC DISORDER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• METABOLIC DISORDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A disorder or defect of metabolism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("metabolic disorder" is a kind of...):

disorder; upset (a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "metabolic disorder"):

alcaptonuria; alkaptonuria (a rare recessive metabolic anomaly marked by ochronosis and the presence of alkapton in the urine)

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)

lipidosis (a disorder of lipid metabolism; abnormal levels of certain fats accumulate in the body)

lysine intolerance (a disorder in which a lack of certain enzymes makes it impossible to digest the amino acid lysine)

hyperlipoproteinemia (any of various disorders of lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism that result in high levels of lipoprotein and cholesterol in the circulating blood)

hypolipoproteinemia (any of various disorders of lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism that result in low levels of lipoprotein and cholesterol in the circulating blood)

 Context examples 

An inherited metabolic disorder characterized by iron accumulation in the tissues.

(Hemochromatosis, NCI Thesaurus)

An autosomal recessive inherited metabolic disorder caused by mutations in the CBS, MTHFR, MTR, and MTRR genes.

(Homocystinuria, NCI Thesaurus)

A metabolic disorder characterized by deficiency of high density (alpha) lipoprotein in the blood.

(Hypoalphalipoproteinemia, NCI Thesaurus)

An autosomal recessive inherited metabolic disorder caused by mutations in the SLC6A19 gene.

(Hartnup Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

An inherited metabolic disorder characterized either by defects in glycogen synthesis or defects in the breaking down of glycogen.

(Glycogen storage disease, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare autosomal recessive inherited metabolic disorder caused by deficiency of the enzyme glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase.

(Glutaric Acidemia Type 1, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare autosomal recessive inherited metabolic disorder caused by mutations in the ETFA, ETFB, or ETFDH genes.

(Glutaric Acidemia Type 2, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare, serious metabolic disorder caused by mutations in the gene encoding tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase (TNSALP) activity.

(Hypophosphatasia, NCI Thesaurus)

An inherited metabolic disorder that affects the metabolism of the lipids.

(Lipid Metabolism Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

An X-linked urea cycle metabolic disorder characterized by deficiency of ornithine transcarbamylase, resulting in the accumulation of ammonia in the serum.

(Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)