Term Name: | urea cycle disorder |
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Synonyms: | disorder of metabolism of ornithine, citrulline, argininosuccinic acid, arginine and ammonia, disorder of urea cycle metabolism, urea cycle defect |
Definition: | An amino acid metabolic disorder that involves a deficiency of one of the enzymes in the urea cycle which is responsible for removing ammonia from the blood stream. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:9267] ( DOID:9267 ) |