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porphyria
[ pawr-feer-ee-uh, -fahy-ree-uh ]
/ pɔrˈfɪər i ə, -ˈfaɪ ri ə /
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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.
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Also called hematoporphyria.
Origin of porphyria
First recorded in 1920–25; porphyr(in) + -ia
Words nearby porphyria
pornography, porny, poromeric, porosity, porous, porphyria, porphyrin, porphyritic, porphyrization, porphyrize, porphyroblast
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British Dictionary definitions for porphyria
porphyria
/ (pɔːˈfɪrɪə) /
noun
a hereditary disease of body metabolism, producing abdominal pain, mental confusion, etc
Word Origin for porphyria
C19: from New Latin, from porphyrin a purple substance excreted by patients suffering from this condition, from Greek porphura purple
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