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Metabolic Diseases(Topical Term)

Preferred form: Metabolic Diseases
Used for/see from:
  • n: Diseases, Metabolic
  • Thesaurismosis
  • n: Disease, Metabolic
  • n: Metabolic Disease
  • n: Thesaurismoses

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; differentiate from DEFICIENCY DISEASES

Generic term for diseases caused by an abnormal metabolic process. It can be congenital due to inherited enzyme abnormality (METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS) or acquired due to disease of an endocrine organ or failure of a metabolically important organ such as the liver. (Stedman, 26th ed)

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