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Metabolic vs Galactosemia - What's the difference?

metabolic | galactosemia |

As an adjective metabolic

is of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change.

As a noun galactosemia is

(medicine) a genetic metabolic disorder characterized by an inability to metabolize galactose properly.

metabolic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change.
  • Of or pertaining to metabolism; as, metabolic activity; metabolic force.

    • Derived terms

    * metabolic pathway * metabolic syndrome

    Related terms

    * metabolize * metabolism

    galactosemia

    English

    Alternative forms

    * galactosaemia

    Noun

    (wikipedia galactosemia)
  • (medicine) A genetic metabolic disorder characterized by an inability to metabolize galactose properly