inborn error of metabolism vs PKU

inborn error of metabolism and PKU both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inborn error of metabolism	Yes	No	No	No
PKU	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, PKU is a hyponym of inborn error of metabolism; that is, PKU is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inborn error of metabolism:

inborn error of metabolism: any of a number of diseases in which an inherited defect (usually a missing or inadequate enzyme) results in an abnormality of metabolism
PKU: a genetic disorder of metabolism; lack of the enzyme needed to turn phenylalanine into tyrosine results in an accumulation of phenylalanine in the body fluids which causes various degrees of mental deficiency

Other hyponyms of inborn error of metabolism include galactosemia, lysinemia, Niemann-Pick disease, phenylketonuria.

inborn error of metabolism (noun)	PKU (noun)
any of a number of diseases in which an inherited defect (usually a missing or inadequate enzyme) results in an abnormality of metabolism	a genetic disorder of metabolism; lack of the enzyme needed to turn phenylalanine into tyrosine results in an accumulation of phenylalanine in the body fluids which causes various degrees of mental deficiency

inborn error of metabolism vs PKU

inborn error of metabolism and PKU both are nouns.

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