inborn error of metabolism

NOUN
26 LETTERS · STARTS WITH I

inborn error of metabolism is a valid 26-letter word worth 34 points in Scrabble and 41 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
I1N1B3O1R1N1E1R1R1O1R1O1F4M3E1T1A1B3O1L1I1S1M3
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 =34 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 68TRIPLE WORD → 102
MEANING

What does inborn error of metabolism mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Any of a number of diseases in which an inherited defect (usually a missing or inadequate enzyme) results in an abnormality of metabolism.

BROADER
CONGENITAL DISEASEHEREDITARY CONDITIONHEREDITARY DISEASEINHERITED DISEASEINHERITED DISORDERMETABOLIC DISORDERGENETIC ABNORMALITYGENETIC DEFECT
NARROWER
GALACTOSEMIALYSINEMIAPKUNIEMANN-PICK DISEASEPHENYLKETONURIA