branched chain ketoaciduria
noun
Simple meaning
An inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrup.
Pronunciation
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branchtchaynkeetohasuhduureeuhSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbɹæntʃttʃeɪnkitoʊæsədʊɹiə
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
An inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrup; if untreated it can lead to mental retardation and death in early childhood
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: An inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrup; if untreated it can lead to mental retardation and death in early childhood
Used this way, branched chain ketoaciduria is a specialist word with a clearly unfavourable pull. This is a clinical use: it belongs to medical description, where it is factual rather than emotive.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Clinical and detached
Where it naturally appears
- Medicine/healthcare
- Science
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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