Glossary for Classic galactosemia

• Ascites: Fluid accumulation in abdominal cavity
• Cataracts: Cloudy areas on the eye's cornea interfering with vision.
• Classic galactosemia: Rare serious genetic defect in galactose metabolism.
• Death: The cessation of life
• Enlarged liver: Swelling of the liver.
• Galactosemia: Any of a number of recessive disorders that cause accumulation of galactose in the blood from an inability to metabolise galactose
• Genetic Disease: Any disease that is handed down to oneself through the chromosomes of ones parents
• Liver dysfunction: Where the liver does not function as it is required
• Liver symptoms: Symptoms affecting the liver
• Mental retardation: A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by mental retardation, hypogonadism, diabetes and facial and skull abnormalities.
• Sepsis: The presence of pathological micro-organisms in the blood

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