dicarboxylicaciduria

dicarboxylicaciduria
di·car·box·yl·ic·ac·id·uria (di″kahr-bok-sil″ik-as″id-uґre-ə) urinary excretion of high levels of dicarboxylic acids, as occurs in deficiencies of acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, when β-oxidation of fatty acids is blocked and ω-oxidation is predominant.

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  • aciduria — 1. Excretion of an acid urine. 2. Excretion of an abnormal amount of any specified acid. Individual types of a. are prefixed by the specific acid; e.g., aminoaciduria, ketoaciduria. [acid + G. ouron …   Medical dictionary

  • dicarboxylic acid — any of various organic acids that contain two carboxyl groups, such as azelaic acid, glutaric acid, iminodiacetic acid, or oxalic acid. See also dicarboxylicaciduria …   Medical dictionary

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