glycolic aciduria

gly·col·ic ac·i·du·ri·a

(glī-kol'ik as'i-dū'rē-ă),

Excessive excretion of glycolic acid in the urine; a primary metabolic defect due to deficiency of 2-hydroxy-3-oxoadipate carboxylase, resulting in excretion of glycolic and oxalic acids, leading to the clinical syndrome of oxalosis.

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gly·col·ic ac·i·du·ri·a

(glī-kol'ik as'i-dyūr'ē-ă)

Excessive excretion of glycolic acid in the urine; a primary metabolic defect due to deficiency of 2-hydroxy-3-oxoadipate carboxylase, resulting in excretion of glycolic and oxalic acids, leading to the clinical syndrome of oxalosis.

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