Term Name:	urea cycle disorder
Synonyms:	disorder of metabolism of ornithine, citrulline, argininosuccinic acid, arginine and ammonia, disorder of urea cycle metabolism, urea cycle defect
Definition:	An amino acid metabolic disorder that involves a deficiency of one of the enzymes in the urea cycle which is responsible for removing ammonia from the blood stream.
Ontology:	Human Disease [DOID:9267]   ( DOID:9267 )