pentosuria /pen·tos·uria/ (pen″to-su´re-ah) excretion of pentoses in the urine.
pentosuria [pen″to-su´re-ah]
alimentary pentosuria that occurring as a normal consequence of excessive ingestion of some fruits or their juices.
essential pentosuria a benign autosomal recessive deficiency of the enzyme l-xylulose reductase resulting in excessive urinary excretion of l-xylulose.
pen·to·su·ri·a (p n t -s r  - )n. The excretion of one or more pentoses in the urine. |
pentosuria [pen″to-su´re-ah]
excretion of pentoses in the urine; benign pentosuria is an inborn error of metabolism due to a defect in the activity of the enzyme l-xylulose dehydrogenase, resulting in high levels of l-xylulose in the urine.
pentosuria
high levels of pentose in the urine.
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