See Also: alcaptonuria(medicine)

orgastic (iou) and alcaptonuria (medicine)


orgastic (iou)



orgastic adjective. E19.
[Greek orgastikos, from organ: see ORGASM.]
Pertaining to or characterized by (sexual) orgasm.
orgastically adverb M20.

alcaptonuria (medicine)


alcaptonuria
<biochemistry> The excretion of homogentisic acid (alkapton) in the urine due to the congenital absence of the enzyme homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase.

This enzyme mediates the breakdown of the amino acids phenylalanine and tyrosine. The urine may be quite dark, particularly when allowed to stand.

Origin: Gr. Ouron = urine