Disease or Syndrome
metabolic disease
met·a·bol·ic dis·ease [ met-uh-bol-ik dih-zeez ]
Subclass of:
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
Definitions related to metabolic diseases:
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(metabolic disorder) A condition in which normal metabolic processes are disrupted, usually because of a missing enzyme.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(metabolic disorder) A congenital (due to inherited enzyme abnormality) or acquired (due to failure of a metabolic important organ) disorder resulting from an abnormal metabolic process.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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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)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(metabolism disorder) Condition in which there is a deviation from or caused by an abnormal metabolic process; can be congenital due to inherited enzyme abnormality (INBORN METABOLISM DISORDER) or acquired due to disease of an endocrine organ or failure of a metabolically important organ such as the liver.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(metabolic disorders) Metabolism is the process your body uses to get or make energy from the food you eat. Food is made up of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Chemicals in your digestive system break the food parts down into sugars and acids, your body's fuel. Your body can use this fuel right away, or it can store the energy in your body tissues, such as your liver, muscles, and body fat. A metabolic disorder occurs when abnormal chemical reactions in your body disrupt this process. When this happens, you might have too much of some substances or too little of other ones that you need to stay healthy. There are different groups of disorders. Some affect the breakdown of amino acids, carbohydrates, or lipids. Another group, mitochondrial diseases, affects the parts of the cells that produce the energy. You can develop a metabolic disorder when some organs, such as your liver or pancreas, become diseased or do not function normally. Diabetes is an example.MedlinePlusU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Metabolic disease, any of the diseases or disorders that disrupt normal metabolism, the process of converting food to energy on a cellular level. Thousands of enzymes participating in numerous interdependent metabolic pathways carry out this process. Metabolic diseases affect the ability of the...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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