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galactosæmia Med.|gəˌlæktəʊˈsiːmɪə|
Also galactosemia.
[f. galactose + Gr. αἷµα blood: see -ia1.]
a. The presence of galactose in the blood.
b. A metabolic disorder (of which galactose in the blood is a symptom) resulting from a hereditary inability to metabolize galactose.
1934Biol. Abstr. VIII. 1431/1 [There is a] need in clinical studies of galactosemias and galactosurias, of regulating the proportions of glucose and galactose. 1945Bruck & Rapoport in Amer. Jrnl. Dis. Child. LXX. 267 (heading) Galactosemia in an Infant with Cataracts. Ibid. 272/1 The ability of the liver to convert and to store galactose seems to be impaired but not completely lost in galactosemia. 1958Observer 5 Jan. 9/1 She has a condition called ‘congenital galactosaemia’, which is an inherited inability to break down another sugar found in milk, known as galactose. 1970R. M. Goodman Genetic Disorders Man xvii. 872/2 The presence of galactose in the blood or urine is not a reliable indication of galactosemia. |