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オルニチン回路 (orunichinkairo) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

オルニチン回かい路ろ

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Meanings

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ornithine cycle

Biochemistry term for the urea cycle; also called 尿素回路.

オルニチン回かい路ろは肝かん臓ぞうでアンモニアを尿にょう素そに変かえる代たい謝しゃ経けい路ろです。

The ornithine cycle is a metabolic pathway in the liver that converts ammonia into urea.

Kanji

回-times, round, game
路path, route, road

Related words

尿にょう素そ回かい路ろ
Synonym for オルニチン回路; 尿素回路 is the more common Japanese term for the urea cycle.

Built from

オルニチン+回かい路ろ

Etymology

From オルニチン (ornithine) + 回路 (circuit/cycle). The term is a direct translation of the English 'ornithine cycle'.