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porphyria
[ pawr-feer-ee-uh, -fahy-ree-uh ]
noun
, Pathology.
- a defect of blood pigment metabolism in which porphyrins are produced in excess, are present in the blood, and are found in the urine.
porphyria
/ pɔːˈfɪrɪə /
noun
- a hereditary disease of body metabolism, producing abdominal pain, mental confusion, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of porphyria1
First recorded in 1920–25; porphyr(in) + -ia
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Word History and Origins
Origin of porphyria1
C19: from New Latin, from porphyrin a purple substance excreted by patients suffering from this condition, from Greek porphura purple
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Example Sentences
This species differs from A. porphyria in ring not being brown or brownish.
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Pauline, of course, exists only as an abstraction, and Porphyria is in no exact sense a portrait from the life.
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There, in five lines, is the scene and the mood, and in the sixth line Porphyria may enter.
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Was called "Porphyria's Lover" in the Works, 1863 and after.
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But the two which are much the most noteworthy are "Johannes Agricola" and "Porphyria."
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