metabolic disorder

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metabolic disorder - a disorder or defect of metabolism disorder, upset - a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time" 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