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English
Etymology
From galactose + -emia.
Noun
galactosemia (countable and uncountable, plural galactosemias)
- (medicine) A genetic metabolic disorder characterized by an inability to metabolize galactose properly.
- The presence of galactose in the blood.
Translations
Spanish
Noun
galactosemia f (plural galactosemias)
- galactosemia