metabolic disordernoun [ C ]
uk/met.əˈbɒl.ɪk dɪˌsɔːd.ər/us/ˌmet̬.əˈbɑːl.ɪk dɪˌsɔːr.dɚ/specializeda problem affecting the chemical processes by which the body reacts to changes inside and outside the body:
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder.
Metabolic disorders arise from a variety of genetic defects involving chemical pathways within cells.
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General bodily disorders
- add
- ADHD
- albinism
- anal fissure
- cirrhosis
- dicky
- diseased
- dysfunction
- foam
- froth
- gammy
- infarction
- monocyte disorder
- prolapse
- rupture
- scurvy
- suppurate
- systemic
- ulceration
- weep
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